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

This number was 12.4 percent higher than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 222.

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

Petersham 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	0	0
Regular high school diploma	37	19.7
GED or alternative credential	4	2.1
Some college less than 1 year	5	2.7
Some college 1 or more years no degree	25	13.3
Associate's degree	14	7.4
Bachelor's degree	40	21.3
Master's degree	22	11.7
Professional school degree	14	7.4
Doctorate degree	27	14.4

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