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20.3 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 18.3 percent lower than the state average of 38.6 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 538.

89 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	40	11
Regular high school diploma	143	39.3
GED or alternative credential	13	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	38	10.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	56	15.4
Associate's degree	44	12.1
Bachelor's degree	14	3.8
Master's degree	12	3.3
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	4	1.1

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