These Celebrities Graduated With Some Unexpected Degrees

Lionel Ritchie- Economics

Music legend Lionel Ritchie earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Tuskegee Institute in 1974. While receiving his education, he met musicians who would become friends and later, members of his first band, the Commodores. He stopped schooling while the group went on tour, but he returned eventually to finish up his final education credits. 

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