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Becoming the Ph.D. - Dr. O’Neal. It’s a wonder to see a successful sportsman earning a Ph.D. doctor. In 2012, Shaq secured his Ph.D. degree from the Barry University which is in Miami Florida. There was a ceremony held in Miami downtown James L. Knight center where David Kopp placed the doctorhood around Shaq's shoulder.
This spring Shaquille O’Neal earned his doctorate degree in Organizational Learning and Leadership from Barry University the old fashioned way: by spending his days in a library instead of on a basketball court. No honorary degree for this guy! “I’m as proud of this as anything I have accomplished in my life,” O’Neal wrote in an article for USA Today.
The Doctorate. When his career in basketball was almost at an end, he began to study for an Ed.D in Human Resource Development at Barry University. The topic of his doctoral capstone was “The Duality of Humor and Aggression in Leadership Styles”. At the time, Shaquille O’Neal made it known that he was not yet done with his education journey.
Perhaps an unlikely addition to the list of celebrities with PhDs is NBA basketball champion Shaquille O’Neal; well known as a big player on the pitch, O’Neal is also an advanced academic. After finishing his professional basketball career, O’Neal went back to school in Florida to earn his doctorate degree in leadership and education.
See also. David Duchovny (born 1960), American actor who started, but did not complete, his PhD thesis at Yale University; James Franco (born 1978), American actor and filmmaker studying for a PhD at Yale University, as of 2011; John Urschel (born 1991), retired National Football League player pursuing a PhD in mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Summary: Shaq completed his undergraduate degree in 2000, 8 years after leaving to enter the NBA draaft. He earned an MBA from University of Phoenix and got the PhD from Barry University, an obscure school in Florida. Who is Shaq’s oldest child?