West Massachusetts News

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

This was 27.4 percent lower than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 5,978.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	483	12.3
Regular high school diploma	1,454	37.2
GED or alternative credential	192	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	344	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	467	11.9
Associate's degree	277	7.1
Bachelor's degree	525	13.4
Master's degree	138	3.5
Professional school degree	24	0.6
Doctorate degree	7	0.2

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