Securing a university degree may not be a prerequisite for a star-studded career in Hollywood, but it doesn't mean that a plethora of A-listers didn't choose to commit to higher education and bag themselves a degree.

From Kourtney Kardashian, who graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor's degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Spanish, and Emma Watson, who received a bachelor's degree in English literature from Brown, to James Franco, who studied at more universities than we knew possible, we take a look at the bright sparks that make up our current celebrity circuit and how they're higher education has, or has not, come in handy.