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

This was 6.2 percent lower than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 49,951.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	3,353	10.1
Regular high school diploma	10,399	31.3
GED or alternative credential	1,953	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	2,450	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,581	13.8
Associate's degree	3,373	10.2
Bachelor's degree	5,003	15.1
Master's degree	1,729	5.2
Professional school degree	234	0.7
Doctorate degree	138	0.4

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