East Panhandle Times

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

This number was 21.6 percent higher than the state average of 26.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,573.

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

Shepherdstown 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	46	11.5
Regular high school diploma	36	9
GED or alternative credential	11	2.7
Some college less than 1 year	11	2.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	103	25.7
Associate's degree	4	1
Bachelor's degree	118	29.4
Master's degree	55	13.7
Professional school degree	12	3
Doctorate degree	5	1.2

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