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

This was 14.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.2 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 12,282.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,101	12.5
Regular high school diploma	2,748	31.2
GED or alternative credential	401	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	657	7.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,355	15.4
Associate's degree	911	10.4
Bachelor's degree	1,255	14.3
Master's degree	257	2.9
Professional school degree	57	0.6
Doctorate degree	53	0.6

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