Plymouth Reporter

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

This number was 29.5 percent higher than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,954.

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

Hingham 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	60	1.6
Regular high school diploma	289	7.6
GED or alternative credential	13	0.3
Some college less than 1 year	135	3.5
Some college 1 or more years no degree	297	7.8
Associate's degree	201	5.3
Bachelor's degree	1,633	42.7
Master's degree	818	21.4
Professional school degree	323	8.4
Doctorate degree	58	1.5

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