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

This was 22.5 percent lower than the state average of 50.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 14,421.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,279	12.4
Regular high school diploma	2,772	26.9
GED or alternative credential	1,216	11.8
Some college, less than 1 year	637	6.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,562	15.2
Associate's degree	902	8.8
Bachelor's degree	1,359	13.2
Master's degree	496	4.8
Professional school degree	77	0.7
Doctorate degree	8	less than 0.1

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