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39.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Sterling in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.6 percent lower than the state average of 42.1 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 2,596.

92.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Sterling residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	97	7.1
Regular high school diploma	319	23.4
GED or alternative credential	31	2.3
Some college, less than 1 year	118	8.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	261	19.1
Associate's degree	89	6.5
Bachelor's degree	204	14.9
Master's degree	184	13.5
Professional school degree	19	1.4
Doctorate degree	44	3.2

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.