North Panhandle Times

32.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Wellsburg in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 4.8 percent higher than the state average of 27.4 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,624.

88.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Wellsburg residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	221	11.9
Regular high school diploma	599	32.1
GED or alternative credential	175	9.4
Some college, less than 1 year	112	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	157	8.4
Associate's degree	185	9.9
Bachelor's degree	199	10.7
Master's degree	195	10.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	21	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.