Anne Arundel Today

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

This number was 15.3 percent lower than the state average of 45.5 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 17,627.

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

Ferndale 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	1,325	11.2
Regular high school diploma	3,297	27.8
GED or alternative credential	680	5.7
Some college less than 1 year	1,186	10
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,797	15.1
Associate's degree	1,155	9.7
Bachelor's degree	1,558	13.1
Master's degree	586	4.9
Professional school degree	80	0.7
Doctorate degree	214	1.8

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