North Alaska News

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

This was 15.8 percent lower than the state average of 38.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 9,375.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	698	11.3
Regular high school diploma	2,342	37.9
GED or alternative credential	197	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	428	6.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,108	17.9
Associate's degree	478	7.7
Bachelor's degree	700	11.3
Master's degree	219	3.5
Professional school degree	7	0.1
Doctorate degree	10	0.2

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