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

This was 9.9 percent lower than the state average of 41.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 16,517.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	2,722	24.8
Regular high school diploma	2,241	20.4
GED or alternative credential	466	4.2
Some college, less than 1 year	629	5.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,397	12.7
Associate's degree	1,248	11.4
Bachelor's degree	1,299	11.8
Master's degree	711	6.5
Professional school degree	194	1.8
Doctorate degree	60	0.5

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