46 Celebs Whose College Degrees Are Extremely Impressive And Very Unexpected

Turns out, not all celebs dropped out of college to become famous!!

1. Connie Britton got a degree in Asian studies.

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She went to Dartmouth. That's an IVY LEAGUE, people!!

2. Riz Ahmed has a degree in politics, philosophy, and economics.

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He went to Christ Church, one of the largest colleges of England's Oxford University

3. Cole Sprouse has a degree in archeology. Specifically, geographical information systems and satellite imaging.

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He went to NYU, and when I found out he studied geographical information systems and satellite imaging, I was shocked because I don't know what that is. 

4. Brooke Shields has a degree in romance language and literature.

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She had a focus on French literature and graduated with honors from Princeton.

5. Gerard Butler has a law degree.

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He could have been a lawyahh!!!!! 

6. Megan Thee Stallion has a degree in health administration.

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She graduated from Texas Southern University. 

7. Rowan Atkinson has a degree in electrical engineering.

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He went to Newcastle University. Smartyyyy pants. 

8. Rashida Jones has a degree in religion and philosophy.

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She went to Harvard, btw. NBD.

9. Lisa Kudrow got a degree in biology.

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She went to Vassar and wanted to learn the reason behind headaches. I wish she had continued down that path because I'd really like to know.

10. Miranda Cosgrove has a degree in psychology.

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She went to USC and did it while being a celebrity.

11. Weird Al got a degree in architecture.

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He went to Cal Poly. I'd love a house designed by Weird Al, and hope I get that one day.

12. Gabrielle Union has a degree in sociology.

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She went to the University of Nebraska first but transferred to UCLA.

13. Will Ferrell graduated with a degree in sports information.

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I literaly have no idea what sports information is, but he went to USC to get a degree in it.

14. Christy Turlington Burns has a bachelor's degree in comparative religion and Eastern philosophy, and a master's in public health.

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She went to NYU for her bachelor's and then went to Columbia University for her master's.

15. Sacha Baron Cohen has a degree in history with a focus on antisemitism.

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He graduated from Christ's College Cambridge.

16. Dolph Lundgren got a degree in chemical engineering.

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Not just a bachelor's degree...but also a MASTER'S degree in chemical engineering. He also got a scholarship to pursue his Ph.D. at MIT. Basically, Dolph's a genius.

17. Kenny Chesney got a degree in marketing.

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He went to Eastern Tennessee State University. Marketing and country music — maybe they aren't so different after all.

18. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson majored in criminology.

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He went to the University of Miami. He could have been a forensic scientist!

19. Freddie Highmore got a degree in Spanish and Arabic.

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He went to Cambridge University's Emmanuel College and gained a "double first," which I think is UK talk for honors in a double major??? 

20. Rooney Mara got a degree in psychology, international social policy, and nonprofits.

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That's a wholeeee lotta subjects. Oh, and she went to NYU, and don't forget, she's realllllyyy rich.

21. Ray Romano majored in accounting.

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ACCOUNTING!!!!! He went to Queens College but realized he was funny before fully committing to becoming an accountant. 

22. Natalie Portman got a degree in psychology.

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From HARVARD. She could have been a therapist! Instead, she just has a couple of Oscars. Womppp.

23. Lionel Richie has a degree in economics.

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He went to Tuskegee University, and he had a tennis scholarship. Woweee.

24. Reba McEntire has a degree in elementary education.

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She went to Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Honestly, she would have been a good teacher.

25. Eva Longoria got a degree in kinesiology and a master's in Chicano studies.

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She went to Texas A&M for kinesiology (random) and Cal State Northridge for her master's, where she wrote a thesis called "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." 

26. John Legend has a degree in English with a concentration in African American literature.

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He went to the University of Pennsylvania. An Ivy League school.

27. David Spade has a degree in business.

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He went to Arizona State University. He's a business, man.

28. Steven Yeun has a degree in psychology.

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He went to Kalamazoo in Michigan. 

29. Hugh Laurie has a degree in anthropology and archaeology.

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He went to Selwyn College at the University of Cambridge.

30. Kerry Washington has a degree in anthropology and sociology.

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She went to George Washington University and actually made up her own hodgepodge of topics for her degree.

31. Ashley Judd has an undergraduate degree in French and a graduate degree in public administration.

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She went to the University of Kentucky for French, and a lil' place called Harvard for her master's.

32. Danai Gurira has a degree in psychology.

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She graduated from Macalester College in Minnesota.

33. Ben Mackenzie got a degree in economics.

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ECON!!! At the University of Virginia.

34. Vinny Guadagnino has a degree in political science.

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He went to CUNY College of Staten Island. #VinnyForMayor.

35. Chris Martin has a degree in ancient world studies.

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He went to University College in London. I want to know what he knows.

36. Wanda Sykes has a degree in marketing.

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She went to Hampton University. The woman knows how to market.

37. Gemma Chan has a degree in law.

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She went to Oxford but then got the acting bug, and law was dunzo.

38. America Ferrera has a degree in international relations.

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She went BACK to school at USC while famous to get her degree. 

39. Denzel Washington has a degree in journalism.

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He went to Fordham and got a degree in both journalism and acting. 

40. Allison Williams has a degree in English.

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She went to Yale.

41. Dakota Fanning majored in women's studies.

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She graduated from NYU with her degree.

42. Rebel Wilson has a bachelor's in law.

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She went to the University of New South Wales in Sydney. It wasn't enough to make her an actual lawyer, pretty sure you need more schooling, but she's got a degree in it. 

43. David Duchovny has a master's degree in English literature.

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He went to Yale for his master's, and he has written four novels in the last six years.

44. John Cleese has a law degree.

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He went to Cambridge and according to this tweet, in addition to acting, he has been a professor at Cornell for 16 years. 

45. Bridgit Mendler has a degree in anthropology and is also working towards a Ph.D. with a focus on "technologies that support inclusive and collaborative governance and citizen engagement."

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SHE IS SMART AND APPARENTLY LOVES SCHOOL. 

46. Nick Cannon has a degree in criminology.

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At 39, he graduated from Howard University.