53.8 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Nantucket

By Cape Cod Ledger

Apr 11, 2022

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

This was 1.6 percent higher than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 8,606.

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

Degree distribution in Nantucket for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	427	6.2
Regular high school diploma	1,235	17.9
GED or alternative credential	80	1.2
Some college, less than 1 year	400	5.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,045	15.1
Associate's degree	590	8.5
Bachelor's degree	1,962	28.4
Master's degree	886	12.8
Professional school degree	130	1.9
Doctorate degree	146	2.1

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

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Nantucket

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.

Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.

Donate

Cape Cod Ledger