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

This was 4.5 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 37,489.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,726	10.2
Regular high school diploma	5,397	20.2
GED or alternative credential	859	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	1,221	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,960	11.1
Associate's degree	2,834	10.6
Bachelor's degree	6,410	24
Master's degree	3,312	12.4
Professional school degree	777	2.9
Doctorate degree	243	0.9

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