Rochester Reporter

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

This number was 27.8 percent higher than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 36,753.

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

Brighton 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	1,073	4.1
Regular high school diploma	2,815	10.7
GED or alternative credential	436	1.7
Some college less than 1 year	872	3.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,233	8.5
Associate's degree	1,717	6.5
Bachelor's degree	7,430	28.2
Master's degree	6,178	23.5
Professional school degree	1,847	7
Doctorate degree	1,723	6.5

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