Burlington Standard

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

This number was 10.6 percent higher than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 42,453.

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

Burlington 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	2,121	9.4
Regular high school diploma	3,603	16
GED or alternative credential	644	2.9
Some college less than 1 year	877	3.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,693	11.9
Associate's degree	1,050	4.7
Bachelor's degree	6,664	29.6
Master's degree	3,200	14.2
Professional school degree	932	4.1
Doctorate degree	767	3.4

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