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

This was 6.5 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 90,081.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,514	7.2
Regular high school diploma	18,130	28.7
GED or alternative credential	2,147	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	4,609	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7,898	12.5
Associate's degree	5,552	8.8
Bachelor's degree	13,305	21.1
Master's degree	5,495	8.7
Professional school degree	903	1.4
Doctorate degree	529	0.8

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