master's degree
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One Stanford undergraduate majoring in economics said their plans to stay for a fifth year to earn a master’s degree have been thrown into question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She is now studying for a master's degree in paediatric nursing while working weekends in an adult mental health unit.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Anat holds a master's degree in modern European history from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
He was worried about how the termination of his TPS would affect his pursuit of a master’s degree at Wright State University.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
Some of the shelves held the textbooks Mother used for teaching seventh-grade English and for the night classes she took to get her master’s degree.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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