diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 2af752d..29f6603 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Flag for academic calendar scraping
 	academicCalendars := flag.Bool("academicCalendars", false, "Alongside -scrape, -parse, or -upload, signifies that the academic calendars should be scraped/parsed/uploaded.")
 	// Flag for degree scraping and parsing
-	degrees := flag.Bool("degrees", false, "Alongside -scrape or -parse, signifies that the degrees should be scraped/parsed.")
+	degrees := flag.Bool("degrees", false, "Alongside -scrape, -parse, or -upload. Signifies that the degrees should be scraped/parsed/uploaded.")
 
 	// Flags for parsing
 	parse := flag.Bool("parse", false, "Puts the tool into parsing mode.")
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ func main() {
 			uploader.UploadAcademicCalendars(*inDir)
 		case *scrapeDiscounts:
 			uploader.UploadDiscounts(*inDir)
+		case *degrees:
+			uploader.UploadDegrees(*inDir)
 		default:
 			uploader.Upload(*inDir, *replace, *staticOnly)
 		}
diff --git a/parser/degreeParser.go b/parser/degreeParser.go
index 2ecb83a..82a769b 100644
--- a/parser/degreeParser.go
+++ b/parser/degreeParser.go
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ func ParseDegrees(inDir string, outDir string) {
 	utils.VPrintf("Extracted %d programs", len(allPrograms))
 
 	// Write to output file
-	utils.WriteJSON(filepath.Join(outDir, "degrees.json"), allPrograms)
+	err = utils.WriteJSON(filepath.Join(outDir, "degrees.json"), allPrograms)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Failed to upload json")
+	}
 
 	utils.VPrintf("Successfully wrote degrees to %s/degrees.json", outDir)
 }
@@ -103,11 +106,10 @@ func extractProgram(selection *goquery.Selection, programs *[]schema.AcademicPro
 	areasOfInterest := selection.Find("div.areas_of_interest.d-none").First()
 
 	newProgram := schema.AcademicProgram{
-		Title:         strings.TrimSpace(title.Text()),
-		School:        strings.TrimSpace(school.Text()),
-		DegreeOptions: degrees,
-		// Normalize to lowercase and split comma-separated values
-		AreasOfInterest: strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(areasOfInterest.Text())), ", "),
+		Title:           strings.TrimSpace(title.Text()),
+		School:          strings.TrimSpace(school.Text()),
+		DegreeOptions:   degrees,
+		AreasOfInterest: parseAreasOfInterest(areasOfInterest.Text()),
 	}
 	utils.VPrintf("  Areas of interest: %d topics", len(newProgram.AreasOfInterest))
 
@@ -132,3 +134,11 @@ func generateAllCombinations() []string {
 
 	return combinations
 }
+
+func parseAreasOfInterest(areasOfInterest string) []string {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(areasOfInterest)
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return []string{}
+	}
+	return strings.Split(trimmed, ", ")
+}
diff --git a/uploader/degreesUploader.go b/uploader/degreesUploader.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..019b8ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uploader/degreesUploader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package uploader
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/UTDNebula/nebula-api/api/schema"
+)
+
+const DEGREES_FILE string = "degrees.json"
+
+func UploadDegrees(inDir string) {
+	client := connectDBFunc()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Minute*5)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Open data file for reading
+	fptr, err := os.Open(fmt.Sprintf("%s/"+DEGREES_FILE, inDir))
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			log.Printf("File not found. Skipping %s", DEGREES_FILE)
+			return
+		}
+		log.Panic(err)
+	}
+	defer fptr.Close()
+
+	UploadData[schema.AcademicProgram](client, ctx, fptr, true)
+}