It is claimed that there are 33 degrees in the Freemason hierarchy, though it is the subject of much speculation and denial.
Here is the list:
- 1st Degree: Entered Apprentice
- 2nd Degree: Fellow Craft
- 3rd Degree: Master Mason
- 4th Degree: Secret Master
- 5th Degree: Perfect Master
- 6th Degree: Intimate Secretary
- 7th Degree: Provost and Judge
- 8th Degree: Superintendent of the Building
- 9th Degree: Master Elect of Nine
- 10th Degree: Illustrious Master Elect of Fifteen
- 11th Degree: Sublime Knight, Chevalier Elect
- 12th Degree: Grand Master Architect
- 13th Degree: Royal Arch of Enoch
- 14th Degree: Scottish Knight of Perfection
- 15th Degree: Knight of the Sword and of the East
- 16th Degree: Prince of Jerusalem
- 17th Degree: Knight of the East and West
- 18th Degree: Knight of the Eagle and Pelican and Sovereign Prince Rose Croix of Heredom
- 19th Degree: Grand Pontiff
- 20th Degree: Venerable Grand Master
- 21st Degree: Patriarch Noachite, Prussian Chevalier
- 22nd Degree: Prince of Libanus, Royal Hatchet
- 23rd Degree: Chief of the Tabernacle
- 24th Degree: Prince of the Tabernacle
- 25th Degree: Chevalier of the Brazen Serpent
- 26th Degree: Prince of Mercy
- 27th Degree: Grand Commander of the Temple
- 28th Degree: Knight of the Sun, Prince Adept
- 29th Degree: Knight of St Andrew
- 30th Degree: Grand Elected Knight Kadosh, Knight of the Black and White Eagle
- 31st Degree: Grand Inspector Inquisitor Commander
- 32nd Degree: Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret
- 33rd Degree: Sovereign Grand Inspector General