Mohawk Valley Times

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

This number was 16.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 17,836.

84 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Amsterdam 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	1,906	16
Regular high school diploma	3,525	29.6
GED or alternative credential	447	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	835	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,730	14.5
Associate's degree	1,518	12.7
Bachelor's degree	1,164	9.8
Master's degree	616	5.2
Professional school degree	142	1.2
Doctorate degree	34	0.3

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