Anne Arundel Today

27.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Ferndale in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 19.4 percent lower than the state average of 46.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 17,208.

88.1 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,351	11.9
Regular high school diploma	3,430	30.1
GED or alternative credential	632	5.6
Some college, less than 1 year	969	8.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,871	16.4
Associate's degree	1,023	9
Bachelor's degree	1,292	11.3
Master's degree	667	5.9
Professional school degree	53	0.5
Doctorate degree	97	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.