River Valley Today

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

This was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 18,662.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,288	9.2
Regular high school diploma	4,178	29.9
GED or alternative credential	742	5.3
Some college, less than 1 year	875	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,935	13.8
Associate's degree	1,098	7.8
Bachelor's degree	2,494	17.8
Master's degree	1,050	7.5
Professional school degree	119	0.9
Doctorate degree	210	1.5

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