Hilton Head Reporter

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

This number was 16 percent higher than the state average of 37 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 18,835.

93 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Bluffton 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	866	7
Regular high school diploma	1,988	16
GED or alternative credential	443	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	808	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,756	14.1
Associate's degree	1,035	8.3
Bachelor's degree	3,279	26.3
Master's degree	1,770	14.2
Professional school degree	324	2.6
Doctorate degree	189	1.5

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