Capital District Times

46.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Colonie in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.9 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 7,793.

92 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Colonie residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	464	8
Regular high school diploma	1,235	21.2
GED or alternative credential	194	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	534	9.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	690	11.8
Associate's degree	748	12.8
Bachelor's degree	1,140	19.6
Master's degree	699	12
Professional school degree	81	1.4
Doctorate degree	43	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.