Providence Reporter

22.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Woonsocket in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 18.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 41,508.

79 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Woonsocket residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,036	21
Regular high school diploma	8,087	28.2
GED or alternative credential	2,220	7.7
Some college less than 1 year	1,708	5.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	4,089	14.2
Associate's degree	2,188	7.6
Bachelor's degree	2,841	9.9
Master's degree	1,236	4.3
Professional school degree	138	0.5
Doctorate degree	170	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.