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32.4 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 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 39.6 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 10,652.

94.8 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	373	5.2
Regular high school diploma	2,151	30
GED or alternative credential	487	6.8
Some college less than 1 year	328	4.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,510	21
Associate's degree	679	9.5
Bachelor's degree	1,095	15.3
Master's degree	467	6.5
Professional school degree	58	0.8
Doctorate degree	29	0.4

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