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

This number was 23.2 percent lower than the state average of 47.5 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 3,647.

80.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Melrose 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	477	19.5
Regular high school diploma	805	32.8
GED or alternative credential	36	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	236	9.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	302	12.3
Associate's degree	280	11.4
Bachelor's degree	212	8.6
Master's degree	58	2.4
Professional school degree	44	1.8
Doctorate degree	2	less than 0.1

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