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

This was 4.4 percent higher than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 172.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	12	9.7
Regular high school diploma	25	20.2
GED or alternative credential	2	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	8	6.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	18	14.5
Associate's degree	11	8.9
Bachelor's degree	26	21
Master's degree	15	12.1
Professional school degree	7	5.6
Doctorate degree	0	0

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