Somerset Times

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

This was 19.5 percent higher than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 6,040.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	63	1.4
Regular high school diploma	755	16.8
GED or alternative credential	37	0.8
Some college, less than 1 year	169	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	461	10.3
Associate's degree	217	4.8
Bachelor's degree	1,378	30.7
Master's degree	716	15.9
Professional school degree	488	10.9
Doctorate degree	206	4.6

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