Barack Obama attended Occidental College, but received his undergraduate degree in political science from Columbia University, an Ivy League member currently ranked 9th in the country by U.S. News and World Report.
President Obama also graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard Law School, where he also served as President of the Harvard Law Review. Harvard Law School is ranked the second best Law School in America after Yale according to US News. (The most recognized law school rankings are those by US News and World Report).
His degree at Columbia University - B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.
His degree at Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude
[Columbia COLLEGE is one of the undergraduate schools of Columbia UNIVERSITY. They are, essentially, the same school.]
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After graduating high school from Punahou School in Hawaii, Barack Obama attended Occidental College in LA for two years, then got his B.A. from Columbia University. He later got his law degree from Harvard Law School (where he became the Harvard Law Review's first African American president), graduating magna cum laude.
Barack Obama earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Columbia University in 1983. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School in 1991, where he graduated magna cum laude. These degrees provided him with a strong educational background in both political science and law, which laid the foundation for his career in politics and public service.
Barack Obama graduated from the Punahou School in Honolulu in 1979. He graduated from Columbia in 1983 with a degree in Political Science. And he is an honors graduate of Harvard Law School (1991).
"Barack Obama attended Occidental College, but received his undergraduate degree in political science from Columbia University, an Ivy League member currently ranked 9th in the country by U.S. News and World Report. President Obama also graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Harvard Law School, where he also served as President of the Harvard Law Review. Harvard Law School is ranked the best Law School in America.
His degrees include:
Columbia University - B.A. political science with a specialization in international relations.
Harvard - Juris Doctor (J.D.) Magna Cum Laude"
i. Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1990 ii. Graduated from Columbia University in 1983