bachelor's degree
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Despite having a bachelor's degree in education with additional learning needs and inclusion and a master's degree in developmental and therapeutic play, Sophie has spent the past year fielding rejection emails.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Blanche, 51, was born in Colorado and earned his bachelor's degree from American University in Washington DC.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
For young people without a bachelor’s degree, it is even tougher.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Despite McClellan’s lack of skills or education beyond the twelfth grade, there was good reason to believe that the aluminum factory could get him into middle-class security quicker than a bachelor’s degree could, he said.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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