East Panhandle Times

36.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Shepherdstown in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 8.9 percent higher than the state average of 28 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,553.

91.4 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	35	8.6
Regular high school diploma	92	22.7
GED or alternative credential	10	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	17	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	102	25.1
Associate's degree	25	6.2
Bachelor's degree	79	19.5
Master's degree	30	7.4
Professional school degree	13	3.2
Doctorate degree	3	0.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.