Ocean County Leader

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

This number was 8.4 percent higher than the state average of 45.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 421.

98.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Barnegat Light 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	7	1.8
Regular high school diploma	91	22.8
GED or alternative credential	6	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	27	6.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	54	13.5
Associate's degree	33	8.2
Bachelor's degree	110	27.5
Master's degree	60	15
Professional school degree	3	0.8
Doctorate degree	9	2.2

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