East Pennyroyal News

22.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Somerset in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10 percent lower than the state average of 32.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 11,447.

78.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Somerset residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,703	21.4
Regular high school diploma	2,010	25.3
GED or alternative credential	674	8.5
Some college, less than 1 year	617	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,162	14.6
Associate's degree	620	7.8
Bachelor's degree	711	8.9
Master's degree	315	4
Professional school degree	132	1.7
Doctorate degree	9	0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.