This number was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 178,665.
90.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Ulster County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.
Degree distribution in Ulster County for 2019*
| Degree | Number of people | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| No degree | 12,059 | 9.3 |
| Regular high school diploma | 31,829 | 24.4 |
| GED or alternative credential | 6,881 | 5.3 |
| Some college, less than 1 year | 7,599 | 5.8 |
| Some college, 1 or more years, no degree | 15,581 | 12 |
| Associate's degree | 13,994 | 10.7 |
| Bachelor's degree | 22,618 | 17.4 |
| Master's degree | 14,734 | 11.3 |
| Professional school degree | 2,796 | 2.1 |
| Doctorate degree | 2,099 | 1.6 |
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Saugerties South• Wawarsing• Gardiner• Plattekill Town• Malden-On-Hudson• Hurley Town• Cragsmoor• High Falls• New Paltz Village• Pine Hill• Marbletown• Lake Katrine• Olive• Hurley• Marlborough• Plattekill• Rosendale Hamlet• Port Ewen• Zena• Hillside• Woodstock• Denning• East Kingston• Village of Ellenville• Tillson• Kerhonkson• Esopus• Lincoln Park• Rifton• Napanoch• Clintondale• Glasco• Watchtower• Highland• Marlboro• Woodstock Town• Stone Ridge• Shokan• Gardiner Town• West Hurley• Phoenicia• Shandaken• Wallkill• Rosendale• Accord• Walker Valley• Hardenburgh
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