NE New York Today

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

This number was 2.8 percent lower than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 19,515.

88.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Plattsburgh 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	1,291	11.6
Regular high school diploma	2,266	20.4
GED or alternative credential	790	7.1
Some college, less than 1 year	722	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,416	12.7
Associate's degree	1,100	9.9
Bachelor's degree	1,621	14.6
Master's degree	1,433	12.9
Professional school degree	236	2.1
Doctorate degree	259	2.3

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