Monterey Times

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

This number was 8.5 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 433,212.

71.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Monterey 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	78,816	28.7
Regular high school diploma	46,455	16.9
GED or alternative credential	9,678	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	13,337	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	36,712	13.4
Associate's degree	22,373	8.1
Bachelor's degree	40,485	14.7
Master's degree	17,746	6.5
Professional school degree	5,495	2
Doctorate degree	3,431	1.2

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