See main article: article and List of governors of California. Below is a list of governors of California by education. Most California governors received a college education, especially since 1895. Of the nineteenth century governors, half attended college. College degrees have set governors apart from the general population, and governors of California have often held such a degree even when this was extremely rare and, indeed, unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law. Every California governor since 1923 has had a degree, with the most degrees being attained from UC Berkeley.
| Governor | Schools | Degrees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | Dropped out | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | ||||
| nowrap | 1845 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | LL.B. 1845 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | A.B. 1844 | |||
| nowrap | A.B. 1846 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | 1848 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | 1846 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | A.B. 1873 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap rowspan=3 | Ph.B. 1879 | |||
| A.M. 1882 | ||||
| M.D. 1885 | ||||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | Dropped out 1887 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | San Bernardino College | |||
| nowrap | B.L. 1892 | |||
| nowrap | None | None | ||
| nowrap | B.S. 1887 | |||
| nowrap rowspan=3 | B.A. in Law and Journalism, 1890 | |||
| Transferred to GWU Law | ||||
| LL.B. 1901 | ||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | B.A. 1912 | |||
| LL.B. 1914 | ||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | A.B. in Law and Business, 1919 | |||
| Graduate work, 1920 | ||||
| nowrap | LL.B. 1927 | |||
| nowrap | B.A. in Economics, 1932 | |||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | B.A. in Classics, 1961 | |||
| J.D. 1964 | ||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | B.A. in Sociology, 1949 | |||
| J.D. 1952 | ||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | B.A. in English, 1956 | |||
| J.D. 1962 | ||||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | A.B. in History, 1964 | |||
| J.D. 1967 | ||||
| nowrap | B.A. in Business and International Economics, 1979 | |||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | B.A. in Classics, 1961 | |||
| J.D. 1964 | ||||
| nowrap | B.A. in Political Science, 1989 |
| School | Governor(s) | Degree(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nowrap rowspan=9 | A.B. 1873 | ||
| Ph.B. 1879 | |||
| A.M. 1882 | |||
| Dropped out 1887 | |||
| B.L. 1892 | |||
| B.A. 1912 | |||
| LL.B. 1914 | |||
| B.A. in Classics, 1961 | |||
| J.D. 1962 | |||
| nowrap rowspan=3 | A.B. 1844 | ||
| J.D. 1964 | |||
| B.A. in English, 1956 | |||
| nowrap rowspan=2 | A.B. in Law and Business, 1919 | ||
| A.B. in History, 1964 | |||
| nowrap | B.A. in Law and Journalism, 1890 | ||
| nowrap | LL.B. 1845 | ||
| nowrap | J.D. 1967 | ||
| nowrap | Graduate work, 1920 | ||
| nowrap | A.B. 1846 | ||
| nowrap | Dropped out | ||
| nowrap | B.A. in Economics, 1932 | ||
| nowrap | LL.B. 1901 | ||
| nowrap | M.D. 1885 | ||
| nowrap | B.S. 1887 | ||
| nowrap | 1848 | ||
| nowrap | John B. Weller | ||
| nowrap | Transferred to GWU Law | ||
| nowrap | J.D. 1952 | ||
| nowrap | San Bernardino College | Friend Richardson | |
| nowrap | LL.B. 1927 | ||
| nowrap | B.A. 1989 | ||
| nowrap | B.A. in Sociology, 1949 | ||
| nowrap | 1846 | ||
| nowrap | 1845 | ||
| nowrap | B.A. in Business and International Economics, 1979 | ||
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