He attended Sayre Elementary School and Steinmetz High School, then served from 1944 to 1946 as a United States Army writer for a military newspaper. Hefner graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1949 with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a double minor in creative writing and art, having earned his degree in two and a half years. After graduation, he took a semester of graduate courses in sociology at Northwestern University, but dropped out soon after.Hugh M. Hefner Playboy Enterprises; retrieved January 2, 2009.
he attended sayre elementary school and steinmetz high school then served from 1944 to 1946 as a united states army writer for a military newspaper hefner graduated from the university of illinois urbana-champaign in 1949 with a bachelor of arts in psychology and a double minor in creative writing and art having earned his degree in two and a half years after graduation he took a semester of graduate courses in sociology at northwestern university but dropped out soon afterhugh m hefner playboy enterprises; retrieved january 2 2009