Cape Cod Ledger

37.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in South Yarmouth in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 12.1 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 11,391.

94 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

South Yarmouth residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	529	6
Regular high school diploma	2,562	29.1
GED or alternative credential	308	3.5
Some college less than 1 year	706	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,381	15.7
Associate's degree	842	9.6
Bachelor's degree	1,409	16
Master's degree	918	10.4
Professional school degree	100	1.1
Doctorate degree	48	0.5

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.