master's degree
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It changed City University of Seattle, where she studied business administration, to the University of Washington, dropped mention of her master’s degree and modified the timeline on several of her jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
One cause is the price of a master’s degree.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
His wife, Anna, took on more than $100,000 in student loans to pay for her master’s degree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
She holds a master’s degree in public health, and her writing has appeared in Time, The Guardian, Self, Outside, Eater, HuffPost and Prevention.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
It was one of Morrie’s first jobs after plowing through a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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