Altoona Times

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

This number was 18.9 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 517,156.

93.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Chester County 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	23,654	6.7
Regular high school diploma	68,680	19.6
GED or alternative credential	6,400	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	14,237	4.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	34,059	9.7
Associate's degree	21,861	6.2
Bachelor's degree	107,939	30.8
Master's degree	53,187	15.2
Professional school degree	10,805	3.1
Doctorate degree	9,656	2.8

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