Bristol Reporter

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

This number was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 49.8 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 18,257.

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

Somerset 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	1,785	12.9
Regular high school diploma	3,498	25.3
GED or alternative credential	725	5.2
Some college less than 1 year	1,024	7.4
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,749	12.7
Associate's degree	1,369	9.9
Bachelor's degree	2,501	18.1
Master's degree	869	6.3
Professional school degree	147	1.1
Doctorate degree	147	1.1

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