When we think about celebrities, we tend to think about their dazzling looks and acting talents first. However, there are celebrities with surprisingly high academic backgrounds that a lot of us might not know about. Lucky for these guys, they were blessed with beautiful appearances and brilliant minds.
More than just skills that are directly linked to their primary job like acting or singing, these celebrities can nail other fields too. Some are talented in scientific fields, some have bachelor’s degrees in economics, and some even graduate from medical schools. Who would have guessed that Dwayne Johnson had a bachelor’s degree with a dual major in criminology and physiology, or Megan Thee Stallion had a degree in health administration?
So let’s find out who these amazing guys are and what level of high education have they achieved. Here are 10 celebrities with surprisingly high academic backgrounds that might surprise you.
More than just skills that are directly linked to their primary job like acting or singing, these celebrities can nail other fields too. Some are talented in scientific fields, some have bachelor’s degrees in economics, and some even graduate from medical schools. Who would have guessed that Dwayne Johnson had a bachelor’s degree with a dual major in criminology and physiology, or Megan Thee Stallion had a degree in health administration?
So let’s find out who these amazing guys are and what level of high education have they achieved. Here are 10 celebrities with surprisingly high academic backgrounds that might surprise you.
1. Dwayne Johnson has a bachelor’s degree with a dual major in criminology and physiology
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2. Natalie Portman graduated from Harvard with a psychology degree in 2003
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3. Adam Sandler graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1988 with a bachelor's in acting
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4. Lupita Nyong’o earned her bachelor's in film and African studies from Hampshire College in 2007 before graduating from the Yale School of Drama with a master's in acting in 2012
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5. Meryl Streep graduated from Vassar College in 1971 with her bachelor's in drama and costume design, then she earned her MFA in drama from Yale
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6. Emma Watson graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature
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7. Kourtney Kardashian has a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts
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8. Lisa Kudrow has a bachelor of science degree in psychobiology in real life
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9. Rebel Wilson has a bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of law degree
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10. Benedict Cumberbatch is a Master of Arts in classical acting
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11. Cole Sprouse is not only an actor but also an archeologist. He even unearthed a mask of Dionysus on a dig in Bulgaria while studying in college
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12. John Legend earned his bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis on African American literature from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999
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13. Ken Jeong was pre-med at Duke University before completing his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1995
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14. Megan Thee Stallion has a degree in health administration
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15. Taraji P. Henson earned a drama degree from Howard University in Washington, DC in 1995
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16. Bradley Cooper graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's in English in 1997
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17. Sigourney Weaver graduated from Stanford in 1971 with a bachelor's in literature, then she pursued a master's in acting at Yale
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18. Jamie Foxx earned a degree in classical music and composition from the United States International University in 1988
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19. Riz Ahmed has a degree in politics, philosophy, and economics
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20. Gerard Butler has a law degree. He could have been a lawyer!
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