Overview

• Kelly Ripa, 54, is seriously exploring the possibility of enrolling in a four-year university to complete the degree she left unfinished in 1990.
• Her son Joaquin's impending graduation from the University of Michigan has been a key motivator for her renewed interest in higher education.
• Ripa is weighing potential majors, including communications, psychology, and writing, as she considers her next steps.
• Her husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos, encouraged her to pursue her studies now that Joaquin will no longer be in college.
• Ripa previously left Camden County College in New Jersey to pursue acting, a decision her parents had hoped she would revisit by completing her degree.