Top 10 Billionaires and Their Professional Educational Qualifications

1. Elon Musk

Total net worth: $199B, Industry: Technology University of Pretoria: Briefly attended. Queens University: Studied physics and economics for 2 years. University of Pennsylvania: Dual BA in physics and economics. Stanford University: Briefly enrolled in PhD program in physics.

2. Jeff Bezos

Total net worth: $184B, Industry: Technology Princeton University: BA of Science in Engineering (BSE) in electrical engineering and computer science. Stanford University: Briefly enrolled in PhD program in physics.

3. Bernard Arnault

Total net worth: $183B, Industry: Consumer École Polytechnique: graduated in engineering. Stanford University: Briefly enrolled in PhD program in materials science.

4. Bill Gates

Total net worth: $144B, Industry: Technology. Harvard University: Enrolled in a mathematics and computer science program. He dropped out in his junior year.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Total net worth: $142B, Industry: Technology. Harvard University: Enrolled in BA of psychology and computer science, but later dropped out.

6. Steve Ballmer

Total net worth: $140B, Industry: Technology. Harvard University: BA in applied mathematics and economics. Stanford Graduate School of Business: Briefly enrolled in an MBA program but dropped out.

7. Larry Page

Total net worth: $137B, Industry: Technology. University of Michigan: BA in Science degree in computer engineering with honors. Stanford University: M.Sc. in computer science.

8. Sergey Brin

Total net worth: $129B, Industry: Technology. University of Maryland, College Park: BA of Science degree in mathematics and computer science with highest honors. Stanford University: M.Sc. in computer science.

9. Warren Buffett

Total net worth: $128B, Industry: Diversified. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania: Briefly attended. University of Nebraska-Lincoln: BA in Science degree in business administration. Columbia Business School: M.Sc. in economics. New York Institute of Finance: focused on securities analysis and financial markets.

10. Larry Ellison

Total net worth: $128B, Industry: Technology. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign: Briefly attended premed program. University of Chicago: Attended 1 term in physics and mathematics, and first encountered computer design.