Hillsborough Sun

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

This was 35.8 percent higher than the state average of 48 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 656.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	0	0
Regular high school diploma	0	0
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	11	2.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	59	13.6
Associate's degree	21	4.8
Bachelor's degree	116	26.8
Master's degree	198	45.7
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	28	6.5

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