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

This was 5.5 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,630.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	82	3.1
Regular high school diploma	712	27.1
GED or alternative credential	42	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	302	11.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	387	14.7
Associate's degree	282	10.7
Bachelor's degree	610	23.2
Master's degree	134	5.1
Professional school degree	17	0.6
Doctorate degree	56	2.1

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