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

This was 11.1 percent higher than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 117,134.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4,844	6.1
Regular high school diploma	12,021	15.2
GED or alternative credential	2,291	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	4,360	5.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	8,577	10.8
Associate's degree	9,071	11.5
Bachelor's degree	21,422	27
Master's degree	9,930	12.5
Professional school degree	3,865	4.9
Doctorate degree	2,815	3.6

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