35.2 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in DeRuyter

By Syracuse Sun

Mar 2, 2021

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

This number was 10.1 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 471.

93 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many DeRuyter residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree distribution in DeRuyter for 2019*

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	20	7
Regular high school diploma	104	36.2
GED or alternative credential	11	3.8
Some college, less than 1 year	20	7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	31	10.8
Associate's degree	59	20.6
Bachelor's degree	17	5.9
Master's degree	23	8
Professional school degree	2	0.7
Doctorate degree	0	0