North Shore Louisiana News

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

This number was 10.1 percent higher than the state average of 30.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 255,155.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many St. Tammany Parish 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	16,481	9.5
Regular high school diploma	36,445	20.9
GED or alternative credential	10,005	5.7
Some college, less than 1 year	10,507	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	30,534	17.5
Associate's degree	11,382	6.5
Bachelor's degree	38,209	21.9
Master's degree	13,605	7.8
Professional school degree	4,546	2.6
Doctorate degree	2,618	1.5

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