Mohawk Valley Times

28.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Amsterdam in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.7 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 17,823.

86.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,635	13.9
Regular high school diploma	3,524	29.9
GED or alternative credential	624	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	967	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,662	14.1
Associate's degree	1,441	12.2
Bachelor's degree	1,035	8.8
Master's degree	638	5.4
Professional school degree	225	1.9
Doctorate degree	31	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.