North Tidewater News

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

This was 9.2 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 179,582.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	9,855	8.4
Regular high school diploma	27,220	23.3
GED or alternative credential	5,655	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	8,661	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	20,728	17.8
Associate's degree	11,853	10.2
Bachelor's degree	20,610	17.7
Master's degree	9,429	8.1
Professional school degree	1,465	1.3
Doctorate degree	1,210	1

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