master's degree
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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
A native New Yorker, Ava holds a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a bachelor’s degree from Williams College, where she studied Arabic studies and political science.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026
Air Force veteran who graduated from Colorado State University and held a master’s degree in aero science technology from the University of Tennessee Space Institute, according to his family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Despite having an undergraduate and a master's degree, Sophie said she had applied for 300 jobs in the past year with just one interview and no success.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 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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