Nick Cannon wants to get a PhD.

He said: "I'm not just going to start, or stop in 2020. I'm going all the way to get my PhD ... It's something I've always wanted to do, and I truly feel like it's the next stage in my life. Entertainment is outstanding but I truly want to utilise my voice, I want to be a part of the community, and I'm always encouraging young people and being an advocate for education, so I need to make sure I get mine first.

"It's really dealing with, obviously, the law and also the business that we're all in with communications. I felt like I was already into the communications field in doing this for a couple decades, why not get behind it? [I want to] understand the legal aspects of it, and the strategic management part so I can continue to build my empire."

And the 35-year-old television personality - who has five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with his ex-wife Mariah Carey - also revealed he will be using airplanes "like school buses" until he finishes his gig with 'America's Got Talent'.

He told Entertainment Tonight: "I am using these airplanes likes school buses! I get Tuesday and Wednesday off ‘til AGT is over and then my full credits kick in."