diploma mills
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, diploma mills has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025).
A diploma mill or degree mill is a business that sells illegitimate diplomas or academic degrees. The term diploma mill is also used pejoratively to describe any educational institution with low standards for admission and graduation, low career placement rate, or low average starting salaries of its graduates.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | Education policy / Higher education quality |
Who talks about diploma mills on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up diploma mills; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- What's the bar exam like anyway? | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Dec 2025) — Josh Clark
What is diploma mills mentioned alongside?
diploma mills is most often mentioned alongside accredited law school, deposition and Caspian Sea.
Mentioned together: accredited law school, deposition, Caspian Sea, Hudson Bay, JFK Jr., 1972, Barbrey, 1750, Bay Area Review, New York State