Ocean County Leader

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

This number was 8.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 591,939.

91.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ocean County 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	33,410	8.2
Regular high school diploma	124,628	30.6
GED or alternative credential	13,393	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	29,362	7.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	55,306	13.6
Associate's degree	32,368	7.9
Bachelor's degree	78,983	19.4
Master's degree	31,600	7.8
Professional school degree	5,611	1.4
Doctorate degree	2,504	0.6

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