39.5 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Rotterdam

By Capital District Times

Apr 14, 2022

39.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rotterdam in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 6.8 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 21,939.

95 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree distribution in Rotterdam for 2020*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	791	5
Regular high school diploma	4,907	31.2
GED or alternative credential	771	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	1,313	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,723	11
Associate's degree	2,192	13.9
Bachelor's degree	2,697	17.2
Master's degree	1,171	7.4
Professional school degree	107	0.7
Doctorate degree	49	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.

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