West Massachusetts News

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

This was 9.4 percent higher than the state average of 52.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 970.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	33	4.4
Regular high school diploma	141	18.6
GED or alternative credential	28	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	19	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	70	9.2
Associate's degree	87	11.5
Bachelor's degree	178	23.5
Master's degree	145	19.1
Professional school degree	34	4.5
Doctorate degree	23	3

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