Newark Reporter

20.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newark in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 280,463.

74.9 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	45,284	25.1
Regular high school diploma	57,494	31.9
GED or alternative credential	6,719	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	7,238	4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	27,068	15
Associate's degree	9,975	5.5
Bachelor's degree	18,764	10.4
Master's degree	5,616	3.1
Professional school degree	1,362	0.8
Doctorate degree	879	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.