SW Minnesota Today

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

This was 1.2 percent higher than the state average of 48.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 162.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	4	3.3
Regular high school diploma	32	26
GED or alternative credential	1	0.8
Some college, less than 1 year	6	4.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	19	15.4
Associate's degree	8	6.5
Bachelor's degree	46	37.4
Master's degree	1	0.8
Professional school degree	6	4.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

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