East Arapahoe News

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

This was 10.5 percent lower than the state average of 50.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 379,434.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	31,771	12.6
Regular high school diploma	56,508	22.5
GED or alternative credential	10,248	4.1
Some college, less than 1 year	15,812	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	37,685	15
Associate's degree	24,124	9.6
Bachelor's degree	49,568	19.7
Master's degree	20,479	8.1
Professional school degree	2,922	1.2
Doctorate degree	2,433	1

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