South Jersey Sun

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

This number was 12.9 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,500.

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

Cape May 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	188	8.2
Regular high school diploma	375	16.3
GED or alternative credential	21	0.9
Some college less than 1 year	123	5.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	271	11.8
Associate's degree	207	9
Bachelor's degree	775	33.7
Master's degree	263	11.4
Professional school degree	66	2.9
Doctorate degree	10	0.4

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