In today’s world many people believe you need a college degree to not only get a good career, but to also make a good salary. However, this is not always the case. With 39% of graduates from the classes of 2014 and 2015 earning $25,000 or less per year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and over 51% of those college graduates working in jobs that do not require their college degree, it is no wonder these actors and actresses on the list did not complete college. Why should they when they are earning and living a life most would envy? A life of the rich and the famous that most of us wish we could get a bite of, even just a taste. But college is not for everyone and these celebrities show us this better than anyone, earning only a high school degree, or less, any making the big bucks. So here we are to "show you the money!” Get your pens out because class is in session and these actors are taking us to school. Here are the 15 highest paid actors who never got a college degree.

15. Johnny Depp

A versatile actor known for playing numerous eclectic roles, Johnny Depp is the man with many different faces and a soaring star in the world of Hollywood. He is also one of the many actors out there who never earned a college degree. In fact, he never even attended college. Depp dropped out of high school at the age of 15. He was a musician and had a knack for playing the guitar in a garage band called, The Kids. Depp was side-tracked when he married Lori Anne Allison, who introduced him to Nicolas Cage. He advised Depp to pursue an acting career which snowballed into his film debut in the 1984 horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street.

A few years later in 1987 Johnny shot to stardom with his role as an undercover cop named Tommy Hanson in the TV show 21 Jump Street. Since then he’s been kicking ass and taking names in the film world, all the while keeping step to his own beat.

14. Leonardo DiCaprio

There are not that many actors today who have had a career quite as extraordinary as Leonardo DiCaprio's. Few of us will ever forget his classic and iconic role as Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s 1997 classic film Titanic or his recent Oscar win for the movie The Revenant. Leo’s success came at an early age which also coincided with the end of his education. He dropped out of high school after attending for three years. He did go on to earn his GED but he never attended college. Leo had a modest beginning, starring on television shows such as Growing Pains and Roseanne. It wasn’t until 1991 that he had his movie debut in the low budget horror film Critters 3.

He soon began taking more diverse roles as his career continued to grow and starred in movies such as What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, The Basketball Diaries and Romeo + Juliet. In more recent years he has starred in major films such as The Departed, Inception, Shutter Island, Django Unchained and The Great Gatsby. Besides being known for his numerous roles DiCaprio is also widely known for being passionate about environmental and humanitarian causes. The man sees a lot of green and did it all without a college degree.