Anne Arundel Today

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

This number was 18.8 percent lower than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 17,455.

87.8 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,427	12.2
Regular high school diploma	3,593	30.7
GED or alternative credential	549	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	987	8.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,919	16.4
Associate's degree	1,138	9.7
Bachelor's degree	1,497	12.8
Master's degree	466	4
Professional school degree	8	less than 0.1
Doctorate degree	103	0.9

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