Capital District Times

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

This number was 0.5 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 7,737.

90.9 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	534	9.1
Regular high school diploma	1,319	22.4
GED or alternative credential	199	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	458	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	675	11.5
Associate's degree	706	12
Bachelor's degree	1,099	18.7
Master's degree	730	12.4
Professional school degree	109	1.9
Doctorate degree	47	0.8

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