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

This was 5.6 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 550.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	38	10.5
Regular high school diploma	91	25.1
GED or alternative credential	17	4.7
Some college, less than 1 year	29	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	51	14.1
Associate's degree	87	24
Bachelor's degree	36	9.9
Master's degree	5	1.4
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	8	2.2

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