Where Your Favorite Music Artists Earned Their College Degrees

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Adelphi University (Garden City, NY): Chuck D '84; Graphic Design
Alabama State University (Montgomery, AL): 2 Chainz '97; Psychology

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Belmont University (Nashville, TN): Trisha Yearwood '87; Business Administration

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Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA): Charlie Puth '13; Music Production & Engineering

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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (San Luis Obispo, CA): Weird Al Yankovic '75; Architecture
College of Staten Island (CUNY) (Staten Island, NY): Gene Simmons (Kiss) '70; Education, Language Studies

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Columbia University (New York, NY): Art Garfunkle '65, '67; Art History, Mathematics Education (master's)

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East Tennessee State University (Johnson City, TN): Kenny Chesney '90; Advertising

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Emerson College (Boston, MA): Eric Hutchinson '02; Film

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Harvard University (Cambridge, MA): Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) '06; English
New York University (New York, NY): Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) '06; Dramatic Writing

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Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK): Carrie Underwood '16; Mass Communications
Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK): Garth Brooks '84; Advertising

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Queens College, CUNY (Queens, NY): Paul Simon '63; English
St. John's University (Queens, NY): J. Cole '07; Communications & Business

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Texas Southern University (Houston, TX): Megan Thee Stallion '21; Health Administration
Texas State University (San Marcos, TX): George Strait '79; Agriculture
Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL): Lionel Richie '74; Economics
University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA): Sara Bareilles 02'; Communication Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA): Jack Johnson '97; Film Studies
University of Central Missouri (Warrensburg, MO): David Cook '06; Graphic Design
University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL): Gloria Estefan '79; Psychology, French minor

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University of Missouri—Columbia (Columbia, MO): Sheryl Crow '84; Music Education
University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA): John Legend '99; English, emphasis in African American Literature
University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA): Saweetie '16; Communications
University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, MS): Jimmy Buffett '69; History

About This List

Thinking about being the next big pop star, rap titan, or country crooner? Start your journey by checking out these colleges and universities where famous artists got their degrees. This list has been updated as of 2022, and all actors listed are degree-earning graduates.

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