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

This number was 6.4 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,104.

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

Oyster Bay 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	428	9.4
Regular high school diploma	1,139	25
GED or alternative credential	82	1.8
Some college less than 1 year	149	3.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	461	10.1
Associate's degree	219	4.8
Bachelor's degree	1,200	26.3
Master's degree	616	13.5
Professional school degree	193	4.2
Doctorate degree	68	1.5

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