San Mateo Sun

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

This number was 16.2 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 767,423.

89.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many San Mateo County 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	57,386	10.4
Regular high school diploma	72,718	13.2
GED or alternative credential	9,191	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	25,070	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	67,122	12.2
Associate's degree	38,754	7
Bachelor's degree	159,607	29
Master's degree	77,549	14.1
Professional school degree	23,033	4.2
Doctorate degree	20,860	3.8

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