Plymouth Reporter

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

This number was 31.2 percent higher than the state average of 51.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 6,461.

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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	65	1.6
Regular high school diploma	257	6.2
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	93	2.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	315	7.6
Associate's degree	230	5.5
Bachelor's degree	1,602	38.5
Master's degree	1,047	25.2
Professional school degree	477	11.5
Doctorate degree	74	1.8

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