Suffolk Reporter

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

This number was 5.6 percent lower than the state average of 44 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 30,392.

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

Bay Shore 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	2,978	15
Regular high school diploma	4,745	23.9
GED or alternative credential	695	3.5
Some college less than 1 year	1,186	6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	2,657	13.4
Associate's degree	1,549	7.8
Bachelor's degree	3,279	16.5
Master's degree	1,824	9.2
Professional school degree	749	3.8
Doctorate degree	233	1.2

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