North Tidewater News

35.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Newport News in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 10.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 180,145.

90.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Newport News residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	11,493	9.9
Regular high school diploma	27,833	23.9
GED or alternative credential	5,423	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	8,874	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	21,416	18.4
Associate's degree	11,579	10
Bachelor's degree	18,774	16.1
Master's degree	8,325	7.2
Professional school degree	1,450	1.2
Doctorate degree	1,091	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.