master's degree
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“You could be in graduate school getting a master’s degree in history and borrow $100,000 a year for three years and you were never going to pay that back,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
When Google CEO Sundar Pichai - who got his master's degree at Stanford - took the stage last weekend, he made only a passing reference to AI.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Jaramillo said he will return to his alma mater for his master’s degree and has a data-science internship now.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“It’s definitely more complicated, given the cultural scripts we’ve all grown up with,” said Woolner, who has a master’s degree in counseling and radiates a thoughtful sincerity.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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