NYC Gazette

47 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Suffolk County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 0.7 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,481,364.

90.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	99,732	9.6
Regular high school diploma	244,652	23.7
GED or alternative credential	27,805	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	62,052	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	113,651	11
Associate's degree	100,078	9.7
Bachelor's degree	210,675	20.4
Master's degree	129,087	12.5
Professional school degree	31,122	3
Doctorate degree	15,032	1.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.