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21.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Melrose in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 27.2 percent lower than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 3,651.

83.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	423	16.5
Regular high school diploma	956	37.2
GED or alternative credential	73	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	251	9.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	322	12.5
Associate's degree	220	8.6
Bachelor's degree	203	7.9
Master's degree	99	3.9
Professional school degree	22	0.9
Doctorate degree	1	less than 0.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.