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

This number was 25.2 percent higher than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 3,189.

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

Melbourne Beach 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	50	2
Regular high school diploma	459	18
GED or alternative credential	40	1.6
Some college less than 1 year	187	7.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	197	7.7
Associate's degree	310	12.2
Bachelor's degree	706	27.7
Master's degree	410	16.1
Professional school degree	140	5.5
Doctorate degree	49	1.9

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