Morris Leader

66.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Morris Plains in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 22.2 percent higher than the state average of 44.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 5,605.

97 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Morris Plains residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	120	3
Regular high school diploma	563	14.1
GED or alternative credential	33	0.8
Some college less than 1 year	146	3.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	467	11.7
Associate's degree	271	6.8
Bachelor's degree	1,379	34.4
Master's degree	819	20.4
Professional school degree	168	4.2
Doctorate degree	40	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.