Springfield City Wire

42.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Westfield in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.7 percent lower than the state average of 50.6 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 41,599.

90.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Westfield residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,545	9.5
Regular high school diploma	6,923	25.8
GED or alternative credential	747	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,852	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	3,243	12.1
Associate's degree	2,705	10.1
Bachelor's degree	5,691	21.2
Master's degree	2,336	8.7
Professional school degree	372	1.4
Doctorate degree	379	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.