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

This number was 17.9 percent lower than the state average of 37.3 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 6,458.

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

Bridgeport 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	910	19.2
Regular high school diploma	1,590	33.5
GED or alternative credential	182	3.8
Some college less than 1 year	376	7.9
Some college 1 or more years no degree	766	16.2
Associate's degree	357	7.5
Bachelor's degree	395	8.3
Master's degree	152	3.2
Professional school degree	8	0.2
Doctorate degree	6	0.1

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