What is Degrees Function in Excel?
The Degrees function is one of the math functions of Excel.
It Converts radiants to degrees.
We can find this function in Math&trig category of insert function Tab.
How to use Degrees function in excel
- Click on an empty cell (like F5 )

2. Click on fx icon (or press shift+F3)

3. In the insert function tab you will see all functions

4. Select math and trig category
5. Select Degrees function
6. Then select ok

7. In the function Arguments Tab you will see Degrees function
8. Angle is the angle in radians that you want to convert for example : pi()
9. You will see results in the formula result section

Examples of Degrees function in Excel
Example 1:
How to use DEGREES function in excel
You can see examples of DEGREES function below:

degrees(A2) ----->>>>answer is 0
degrees(A3) ----->>>>answer is 45
degrees(A4) ----->>>>answer is 60
degrees(A5) ----->>>>answer is 90
degrees(A6) ----->>>>answer is 180
What is the purpose of Degrees function?
It Converts radiants to degrees.
What is the Return value of Degrees function?
It returns a number.
How many arguments does Degrees function have?
This function has just 1 Argument.
The argument of Degrees function is number.
Angle is the angle in radians that you want to convert for example : pi()
The argument of Degrees function is required and not optional.
DEGREES(number) = number
Which version of excel supports Degrees function?
This function is available for all excel versions (2003-2019)
Errors in Degrees function
Degrees related functions
- RADIANS function
- PI function
- SIN function
- COS function
- TRIG function