Rockingham Times

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

This number was 15.6 percent higher than the state average of 46.1 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 287.

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

Newfields 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	13	6.1
Regular high school diploma	45	21
GED or alternative credential	9	4.2
Some college less than 1 year	12	5.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	3	1.4
Associate's degree	47	22
Bachelor's degree	59	27.6
Master's degree	17	7.9
Professional school degree	3	1.4
Doctorate degree	6	2.8

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