This number was 9.2 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 626,370.
93.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bucks County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.
Degree distribution in Bucks County for 2018*
| Degree | Number of people | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| No degree | 27,363 | 6.1 |
| Regular high school diploma | 118,222 | 26.5 |
| GED or alternative credential | 10,023 | 2.3 |
| Some college, less than 1 year | 23,329 | 5.2 |
| Some college, 1 or more years, no degree | 51,087 | 11.5 |
| Associate's degree | 35,101 | 7.9 |
| Bachelor's degree | 107,088 | 24 |
| Master's degree | 53,871 | 12.1 |
| Professional school degree | 11,054 | 2.5 |
| Doctorate degree | 8,188 | 1.8 |
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Plumsteadville• Newtown Grant• Borough of Langhorne• Dublin Borough• Upper Southampton Township• Village Shires• Borough of Sellersville• Milford Square• Fairless Hills• Woodside• Borough of Chalfont• Nockamixon• Borough of Doylestown• Brittany Farms-The Highlands• Bensalem• Borough of Langhorne Manor• Hilltown• Bristol Borough• Newtown Borough• Borough of Yardley• Churchville• Cornwells Heights• Borough of Richlandtown• Croydon• Borough of Hulmeville• Bedminster• Feasterville• Spinnerstown• Bridgeton• Haycock• Falls• Lower Makefield• Borough of Tullytown• Morrisville Borough• Eddington• Borough of New Hope• Borough of Ivyland• Bristol Township• Borough of Riegelsville• Borough of Penndel• Borough Of New Britain• Upper Makefield• Wrightstown• Trevose• Woodbourne• Levittown• Borough Of Trumbauersville• Warminster Heights• Borough Of Silverdale• Lower Southampton• Borough Of Perkasie• Richboro• Borough Of Quakertown• Solebury
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