South Jersey Sun

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

This number was 6.0 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 94,549.

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

Cape May County 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	6,436	9.2
Regular high school diploma	20,920	29.9
GED or alternative credential	2,166	3.1
Some college less than 1 year	4,729	6.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	8,645	12.4
Associate's degree	5,128	7.3
Bachelor's degree	14,444	20.7
Master's degree	5,617	8
Professional school degree	1,331	1.9
Doctorate degree	495	0.7

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