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45.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in West Melbourne in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 7.5 percent higher than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 20,768.

94 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

West Melbourne residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	853	6
Regular high school diploma	3,583	25.3
GED or alternative credential	416	2.9
Some college less than 1 year	940	6.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,887	13.3
Associate's degree	2,074	14.7
Bachelor's degree	2,643	18.7
Master's degree	1,422	10.1
Professional school degree	158	1.1
Doctorate degree	162	1.1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.