Finger Lakes Today

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

This was 27.6 percent higher than the state average of 46.3 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 30,715.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	498	4.2
Regular high school diploma	1,122	9.5
GED or alternative credential	264	2.2
Some college, less than 1 year	580	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	607	5.2
Associate's degree	574	4.9
Bachelor's degree	3,413	29
Master's degree	3,040	25.8
Professional school degree	310	2.6
Doctorate degree	1,354	11.5

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