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

This was 10.7 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 46,594.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	6,569	22.1
Regular high school diploma	6,591	22.2
GED or alternative credential	1,567	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	1,541	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	4,950	16.7
Associate's degree	2,242	7.6
Bachelor's degree	3,891	13.1
Master's degree	1,678	5.7
Professional school degree	519	1.7
Doctorate degree	121	0.4

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