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

This was 11.7 percent lower than the state average of 38.1 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 122,630.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	14,438	19.7
Regular high school diploma	17,010	23.2
GED or alternative credential	4,852	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	6,371	8.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11,367	15.5
Associate's degree	5,729	7.8
Bachelor's degree	9,673	13.2
Master's degree	2,839	3.9
Professional school degree	667	0.9
Doctorate degree	440	0.6

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