San Diego City Wire

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

This was 5.1 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,323,970.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	270,769	12
Regular high school diploma	359,744	15.9
GED or alternative credential	52,876	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	142,645	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	356,147	15.7
Associate's degree	189,078	8.3
Bachelor's degree	547,105	24.2
Master's degree	231,841	10.2
Professional school degree	65,763	2.9
Doctorate degree	48,939	2.2

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