San Joaquin Times

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

This number was 13.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 732,212.

78.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many San Joaquin County 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	96,905	21.1
Regular high school diploma	112,128	24.5
GED or alternative credential	17,083	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	34,917	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	69,974	15.3
Associate's degree	42,744	9.3
Bachelor's degree	57,633	12.6
Master's degree	18,471	4
Professional school degree	5,442	1.2
Doctorate degree	2,940	0.6

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