North Baltimore Journal

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

This number was 0.6 percent lower than the state average of 45.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 828,637.

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

Baltimore County 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	51,013	8.9
Regular high school diploma	133,283	23.2
GED or alternative credential	19,339	3.4
Some college less than 1 year	35,950	6.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	76,530	13.3
Associate's degree	40,355	7
Bachelor's degree	125,363	21.9
Master's degree	64,306	11.2
Professional school degree	16,637	2.9
Doctorate degree	10,487	1.8

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