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

This number was 3.7 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 37,609.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Valley Stream 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	2,466	9.5
Regular high school diploma	4,971	19.2
GED or alternative credential	846	3.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,379	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,717	14.4
Associate's degree	2,523	9.7
Bachelor's degree	5,820	22.5
Master's degree	3,289	12.7
Professional school degree	624	2.4
Doctorate degree	259	1

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