South Fairfax News

69 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Burke in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 23.2 percent higher than the state average of 45.8 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 42,722.

95.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Burke residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,403	4.8
Regular high school diploma	3,115	10.7
GED or alternative credential	384	1.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,219	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,936	10
Associate's degree	1,810	6.2
Bachelor's degree	9,430	32.3
Master's degree	6,981	23.9
Professional school degree	1,177	4
Doctorate degree	779	2.7

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.