bachelor's degree
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bachelor's degrees
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She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Columbia University and is a freelance journalist based in Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Steve grew up on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, where his parents were missionaries, and graduated from Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., with a bachelor's degree in English.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Cabaldon said both systems raised concerns about earlier versions of this year’s bills, including fears of “1,000s of new bachelor’s degree programs being offered all over the place.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Ternus earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an engineer at Virtual Research Systems before joining Apple.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
As it happens, fewer than 30 percent of Head Start teachers have even a bachelor’s degree.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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