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

This was 4.9 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,345.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	262	5.7
Regular high school diploma	1,040	22.8
GED or alternative credential	80	1.8
Some college, less than 1 year	392	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	851	18.7
Associate's degree	280	6.1
Bachelor's degree	1,298	28.5
Master's degree	274	6
Professional school degree	59	1.3
Doctorate degree	26	0.6

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