Mid Coast Today

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

This number was 17.5 percent higher than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 512.

88.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Newcastle 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	47	11.3
Regular high school diploma	66	15.9
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	18	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	38	9.1
Associate's degree	14	3.4
Bachelor's degree	129	31
Master's degree	59	14.2
Professional school degree	32	7.7
Doctorate degree	13	3.1

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