bachelor's degree
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Powell and student researcher Louis Buchalter, who earned a Cal Poly bachelor's degree in physics in 2025, published their findings in Physical Review B in a paper titled "Flux-Switching Floquet Engineering."
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and worked as an engineer at Virtual Research Systems prior to joining Apple.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
A native of Brussels, David has a bachelor’s degree from Université Libre de Bruxelles and a master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Using 2024 data, working women age 25 to 34 without a bachelor’s degree earn a weighted mean income of $41,063, according to the Census Bureau.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
I knew my parents would never go for it, but it was nice to know I had options if my undocumented status meant a bachelor's degree wasn't in my future.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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