There are so many incredible celebrity moms out there. From so many different backgrounds, they found a way to fame and can be proud of their accomplishments.
Celebrity culture is all about dreaming big. People look up to celebrities in an aspirational way, and their educations should be no exception. Despite the misconception that most Hollywood stars aren't educated, that can't be farther from the truth. Some are even putting their education to use in their current careers.
DegreeQuery recently took a deep dive into celebrity educational backgrounds. It found the most common degrees obtained by celebrities, as well as the most popular schools among them.
The informational site's findings were totally fascinating and provide some interesting insight into the many different paths to stardom. Some celebs were born at the top, while others worked hard to make it happen. From Kim Kardashian West to Mayim Bialik, we're looking at these celebrity moms' educational accomplishments and how they serve them today.
Adele
Adele had her heart in music from early on. She attended The BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology in London for high school. She auditioned for the school by singing Stevie Wonder's "Free" and playing James Rae's "Tumbledown Blues" on the clarinet.
Adele is mom to 7-year-old Angelo Adkins.
America Ferrera
It feels like we've watched America Ferrera grow up on screen in her many incredible roles. While she started acting as a teen, she also made sure to prioritize her education. The mom of 2-year-old Sebastian and newborn baby girl Lucia has a degree in international relations from the University of Southern California. She's explored cultural lines in her work both as an actress and a producer.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé is a creative genius and a total powerhouse. Before Queen Bey could take over the world, she had to conquer high school first. Beyoncé graduated from Alief Elsik High School in Houston, Texas, as her career started taking off. A mom of three, we have a feeling Beyoncé and Jay-Z have big dreams for their three children, 8-year-old Blue Ivy and 3-year-old twins Rumi and Sir.
Blake Lively
Blake Lively didn't just graduate high school. She was just as magnetizing as her portrayal of Serena Van Der Woodsen, from the sound of it. Blake attended Burbank High Schoool in California, where she was a class president, cheerleader, and member of the championship choir. She went on auditions during summer vacation and landed her role in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, which she filmed between her junior and senior years.
Acting put Blake on the road to meeting husband Ryan Reynolds. The two have three daughters together, 5-year-old James, 3-year-old Inez, and a 10-month-old whose name hasn't yet been shared.
Cardi B
Cardi B has come a long way from her humble beginnings. She graduated from Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology and went on to attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. She didn't finish her degree, turning her attention to her rap and reality TV careers.
Cardi is mom to her 2-year-old daughter, Kulture.
Carrie Underwood
Could you imagine Carrie Underwood as a journalist? The mom of 5-year-old Isaiah and 1-year-old Jacob graduated from Northeastern State University with a degree in mass communications, concentrating in journalism. She was in her final year of school when she dropped her debut album.
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria is a Texas girl through and through. She attended Texas A&M University, where she got her bachelor's degree in kinesiology. In 2013, she received her master's degree from California State University, Northridge, in Chicano studies. Her thesis was titled "Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers."
Eva has a 2-year-old son, Santiago.
Gabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union has been an incredible role model for moms everywhere. Her understanding and insight may have been deepened by the sociology degree she received from UCLA. Gabrielle had her sights set on law school but was discovered during an internship at a modeling agency that later offered her a contract.
Gabrielle has a big happy family with husband Dwyane Wade that includes their nearly 2-year-old daughter Kaavia and Dwyane's three children.
Gal Gadot
Many people don't know that the Wonder Woman star is a mom, but she is! Gal has two daughters, 8-year-old Alma and 3-year-old Maya. She's a big advocate for equality in education. She graduated high school and began studying law at IDC Herzliya College, but she dropped out after developing an interest in acting.
Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid proudly joins this list as a mom-to-be. She'll welcome her first child with boyfriend Zayn Malik in September. Gigi started modeling at the same time she started attending The New School, where she studied criminal psychology until her modeling career made keeping up with her studies too difficult. Maybe Gigi will circle back now that she's in mom mode!
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez spent her childhood in Catholic schools, graduating from Preston High School. It was during her last semester in high school, where she was more an athlete than an academic, that she went on her first audition.
By the time graduation came, she knew she wanted to act. To please her parents, she enrolled in Baruch College but dropped out after one semester. Today, she's very determined to nurture her kids, 12-year-old twins Max and Emme, both creatively and academically.
Khloé Kardashian
Khloé Kardashian dropped out of high school to pursue an alternative education. She attended a one-to-one school that had her working individually with a tutor, homeschool style. She graduated a year early with honors. Khloé has high hopes for her 2-year-old daughter, True.
Kim Kardashian West
Kim Kardashian West may only have a high school degree under her belt, but she's still pursuing law. Kim is hard at work on a special law program that will allow her to take the bar exam in California in 2022. Kim hopes to be setting a good example for her four kids, 7-year-old North, 4-year-old Saint, 2-year-old Chicago, and 1-year-old Psalm.
Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian is the only one of her sisters to have a bachelor's degree. Kourtney attended the University of Arizona, where she studied theater arts and minored in Spanish alongside classmates Nicole Richie and Luke Walton. Kourtney values education and passes those values on to her three kids, 10-year-old Mason, 8-year-old Penelope, and 5-year-old Reign.
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner has built a very successful career off of her earliest insecurities. She went to high school at Laurel Springs School, though she was homeschooled for periods. It was during this time she first started dreaming of starting a cosmetics line. Today, Kylie says she would be thrilled if one day her 2-year-old daughter, Stormi, wants to take over the empire.
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow had a solid backup plan while pursuing her acting career. She got a bachelor's degree in biology from Vassar College, with the intention to go into neurology like her dad. She worked with him for eight years and has a research credit on his study on the comparative likelihood of left-handed individuals developing cluster headaches.
During her time on Friends, Lisa got pregnant with her son, Julian, born in May 1998. Her pregnancy was written into Phoebe's story.
Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo got her start as an organizational genius in college. While she studied sociology at Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Marie started her organizational consulting business. A decade later, she was married and enjoying her business's success. She is mom to two young daughters, Satsuki and Miko.
Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart wasn't 100% sure what she wanted when she began attending Barnard College. She initially went there to study chemistry. Later, she changed to art, then history, and finally settled on an architectural history and history double major. Three years later, she became a mom to daughter Alexis.
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik is the most educated mama on this list. She has a bachelor's degree in neuroscience, with minors in Hebrew and Jewish studies. She went on to get her PhD in neuroscience. Mayim is a proud mom to her two sons, 14-year-old Miles and 11-year-old Frederick.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman is one of the most well-recognized Harvard alumni out there. She slowed down her workload as an actress to pursue her bachelor's degree in psychology. She did a lot of studying on the set of the Star Wars prequel trilogy, where she played Amidala.
Natalie has two children, 9-year-old Aleph and 3-year-old Amalia.
Rashida Jones
Rashida Jones' brilliance shines through all she does. She went to Harvard, where she initially was interested in law until the OJ Simpson trial changed her mind. She then studied comparative religion while continuing to participate in theater through her graduation in 1997. In 2018, Rashida added mom to her impressive résumé, having her first child, Isaiah, with boyfriend Ezra Koenig.
Sophie Turner
Sophie is another gorgeous mom-to-be on the list. She's due any minute now, and it will be her first child with husband Joe Jonas. Sophie was just 14 years old and a student at King's High School for Girls when she was cast in the role that would change her life. She finished her high school education via a tutor when Game of Thrones took off.