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30 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Phillipsburg in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 17.4 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,303.

88.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,111	11.1
Regular high school diploma	3,355	33.4
GED or alternative credential	647	6.4
Some college, less than 1 year	574	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,345	13.4
Associate's degree	800	8
Bachelor's degree	1,386	13.8
Master's degree	728	7.2
Professional school degree	56	0.6
Doctorate degree	40	0.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.