Outer Banks Times

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

This number was 14.4 percent higher than the state average of 39.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,855.

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

Nags Head 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	47	2.1
Regular high school diploma	344	15.4
GED or alternative credential	106	4.7
Some college less than 1 year	292	13.1
Some college 1 or more years no degree	249	11.1
Associate's degree	330	14.8
Bachelor's degree	618	27.7
Master's degree	162	7.3
Professional school degree	63	2.8
Doctorate degree	23	1

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