ferrer graduated from colegio la salle and continued his university studies at the universidad católica santa maría la antigua, where in 1990 he graduated with a degree in law and political science, summa cum laude. in 1992 he obtained a master in law and in 2000, a doctorate in law science from the university of michigan, as a fulbright scholar. he also participated in a course on global leadership and public policies for the 21st century at harvard university.