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

This was 15.2 percent lower than the state average of 50.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 19,396.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,544	11.1
Regular high school diploma	2,872	20.7
GED or alternative credential	919	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,037	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,664	19.2
Associate's degree	1,022	7.4
Bachelor's degree	2,530	18.2
Master's degree	840	6.1
Professional school degree	184	1.3
Doctorate degree	258	1.9

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