Southern West Virginia News

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

This number was 2.6 percent higher than the state average of 28 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 16,452.

86.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Beckley 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	1,609	13.3
Regular high school diploma	3,321	27.4
GED or alternative credential	699	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	1,090	9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,705	14
Associate's degree	944	7.8
Bachelor's degree	1,979	16.3
Master's degree	627	5.2
Professional school degree	103	0.8
Doctorate degree	62	0.5

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