Who wants to have a college degree when you can be rich and famous?

Quite a few celebrities, in fact.

Ashley Judd, Eva Longoria, Rachel McAdams, Kourtney Kardashian and Shaquille O'Neal are just a handful of big names who have a university degree (or two, or three) with their name on it.

And you thought they were just a bunch of pretty faces who could act, star in a reality television series and play professional basketball.

Far from it.

They once spent countless hours in the school library, hunched over books and cranking out papers until the wee hours of the morning.

Click through to see celebrities with college degrees.

Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow -- Bachelor’s degree in biology from Vassar College Reuters
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey -- Bachelor's degree from Tennessee State University Reuters
Emma Watson
Emma Watson -- Bachelor's degree in progress from Brown University and the University of Oxford Reuters
Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington -- Bachelor's degree from Fordham University Reuters
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood -- Bachelor's degree from Northeastern State University Reuters
Christy Turlington
Christy Turlington -- Bachelor's degree from NYU; pursuing a Master's degree in public health at Columbia University Reuters
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman -- Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard University Reuters
Shaq
Shaquille O'Neal -- Bachelor's degree in General Studies from Louisiana State University; MBA from the University of Phoenix; PhD in leadership and education (in progress) Reuters
Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams -- Bachelor's degree from York University Reuters
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria -- Bachelor's degree in kinesiology from Texas A&M University Reuters
Zach Braff
Actor Zach Braff is pictured. Reuters
John Krasinski
John Krasinski -- Bachelor's degree from Brown University Reuters
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Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd -- Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky; Master of Public Administration from Harvard University Reuters
Hill Harper
Hill Harper -- Bachelor's degree from Brown University; Law degree and Master of Public Administration degree from Harvard University Reuters
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner -- Bachelor’s degree from Denison University Reuters
James Franco
James Franco -- Bachelor's degree from UCLA; MFA from Columbia University; other degrees in progress Reuters
Tina Fey
Tina Fey -- Bachelor's degree in drama from the University of Virginia Reuters
Kristin Davis
Kristina Davis -- Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University Reuters
Kristin Chenoweth
Kristin Chenoweth -- Bachelor's degree and Master's degree from Oklahoma City University Reuters