South Coast Times

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

This was 13.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 544.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16	3.7
Regular high school diploma	104	24.4
GED or alternative credential	56	13.1
Some college, less than 1 year	26	6.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	97	22.7
Associate's degree	35	8.2
Bachelor's degree	40	9.4
Master's degree	7	1.6
Professional school degree	46	10.8
Doctorate degree	0	0

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