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

This number was 15.2 percent higher than the state average of 38.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 11,489.

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

Cocoa 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	339	3.5
Regular high school diploma	1,801	18.7
GED or alternative credential	230	2.4
Some college less than 1 year	699	7.3
Some college 1 or more years no degree	1,414	14.7
Associate's degree	1,000	10.4
Bachelor's degree	2,679	27.9
Master's degree	1,094	11.4
Professional school degree	234	2.4
Doctorate degree	128	1.3

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