Capital District Times

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

This number was 3.5 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 7,775.

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

Scotia 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	154	2.9
Regular high school diploma	1,358	25.3
GED or alternative credential	214	4
Some college less than 1 year	326	6.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	769	14.3
Associate's degree	773	14.4
Bachelor's degree	1,028	19.1
Master's degree	645	12
Professional school degree	19	0.4
Doctorate degree	83	1.5

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