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27.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newark in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.1 percent lower than the state average of 35.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 48,640.

87.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Newark residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,030	12.6
Regular high school diploma	10,698	33.5
GED or alternative credential	1,545	4.8
Some college less than 1 year	2,249	7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4,598	14.4
Associate's degree	2,901	9.1
Bachelor's degree	3,887	12.2
Master's degree	1,632	5.1
Professional school degree	269	0.8
Doctorate degree	155	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.