Schofield earned two bachelors degrees from the University of Liverpool in physics in 1965 and in mathematics in 1966, and two Ph.D.s from Essex University in government in 1976 and in economics in 1985.
Schofield earned two bachelors degrees from the University of Liverpool; one in physics in 1965 and the other in mathematics in 1966. Later he obtained two PhD's from Essex University: the first in government in 1976 and the second in economics in 1985.