Suffolk Reporter

19.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Brentwood in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 25.4 percent lower than the state average of 45.3 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 63,399.

69 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Brentwood residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12,637	31
Regular high school diploma	12,056	29.6
GED or alternative credential	1,414	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	2,206	5.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,298	10.6
Associate's degree	2,476	6.1
Bachelor's degree	3,894	9.6
Master's degree	1,367	3.4
Professional school degree	280	0.7
Doctorate degree	103	0.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.