Ocean County Leader

38 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ocean County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.3 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 596,415.

92 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	32,816	8
Regular high school diploma	126,229	30.8
GED or alternative credential	13,169	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	28,971	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	52,998	12.9
Associate's degree	32,821	8
Bachelor's degree	81,654	19.9
Master's degree	32,602	8
Professional school degree	5,818	1.4
Doctorate degree	2,658	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.