List of prime ministers of Canada by academic degrees

This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by their academic degrees. The following list does not include honorary degrees conferred to the prime minister.

# Prime Minister Degree School Year
1 John A. Macdonald none - apprenticeship towards becoming a lawyer
2 Alexander Mackenzie none
3 John Abbott B.C.L.McGill University1854
D.C.L.McGill University1867
4 John Sparrow Thompson none - apprenticeship towards becoming a lawyer
5 Mackenzie Bowell none
6 Dr. Charles Tupper D.C.L.
LL.D
M.D.University of Edinburgh1843
7 Wilfrid Laurier B.C.L.McGill University1864
D.C.L.
LL.D.
D.Litt.
8 Robert Borden none - articled in law firm towards becoming a lawyer
9 Arthur Meighen B.A. in MathematicsUniversity College at the University of Toronto1896
Law graduateOsgoode Hall Law School1902?
LL.D.
10 Dr. William Lyon Mackenzie King B.A.University of Toronto1895
LL.B.Osgoode Hall Law School1896
M.A.University of Toronto1897
M.A. in political economyHarvard University1898
Ph.D.Harvard University1909
11 Richard Bedford Bennett LL.B.Dalhousie University1893
12 Louis St. Laurent B.A.Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée1902
LL.L.Université Laval1905
D.C.L.
LL.D.
13 John Diefenbaker B.A.University of Saskatchewan1915
M.A. in Political Science and EconomicsUniversity of Saskatchewan1916
LL.BUniversity of Saskatchewan1919
LL.D.
D.C.L.
D.Litt
D.S.L.
14 Lester B. Pearson B.A. in history and sociologyVictoria College at the University of Toronto1919
B.A. in modern historySt John's College, Oxford University1923
M.A. in historySt John's College, Oxford University1925
LL.D.
15 Pierre Trudeau LL.D.Université de Montréal1943
M.A. in political economyHarvard University1945
incomplete doctorate studiesLondon School of Economics
16 Joe Clark B.A. in political scienceUniversity of Alberta
M.A. in political scienceUniversity of Alberta
17 John Turner B.A.h.The University of British Columbia1949
B.A. in JurisprudenceMagdalen College, Oxford University1951
B.C.L.Magdalen College, Oxford University1952
M.A.Magdalen College, Oxford University1957
LL.D.
18 Brian Mulroney B.A. in Political ScienceSt. Francis Xavier University1959
LL.L.Université Laval1964
LL.D.Université Laval
19 Kim Campbell B.A. in Political ScienceThe University of British Columbia1969
LL.B.The University of British Columbia1983
20 Jean Chrétien B.A.Séminaire Sainte-Marie1955
LL.L.Université Laval1958
21 Paul Martin B.A. in history and philosophySt. Michael's College at the University of Toronto1961
LL.B.University of Toronto1965
22 Stephen Harper B.A. in economicsUniversity of Calgary1983
M.A. in economicsUniversity of Calgary1993
23 Justin Trudeau B.A. in EnglishMcGill University1994
B.Ed.University of British Columbia1998
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