West Massachusetts News

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

This number was 4.3 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,354.

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

Hatfield 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	8	0.7
Regular high school diploma	383	34.5
GED or alternative credential	60	5.4
Some college less than 1 year	37	3.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	117	10.5
Associate's degree	133	12
Bachelor's degree	219	19.7
Master's degree	137	12.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	16	1.4

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