West Massachusetts News

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

This number was 18.9 percent lower than the state average of 50.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 13,089.

83.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many North Adams 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	1,458	16.6
Regular high school diploma	2,621	29.9
GED or alternative credential	463	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	552	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	901	10.3
Associate's degree	580	6.6
Bachelor's degree	1,334	15.2
Master's degree	682	7.8
Professional school degree	153	1.7
Doctorate degree	34	0.4

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