South Jersey Sun

40.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Cape May County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 5.5 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 93,086.

92.5 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	5,217	7.5
Regular high school diploma	19,953	28.6
GED or alternative credential	2,397	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	5,075	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,705	12.5
Associate's degree	5,551	8
Bachelor's degree	14,702	21.1
Master's degree	6,079	8.7
Professional school degree	1,594	2.3
Doctorate degree	535	0.8

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.