master's degree
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On a break outside the courtroom, Garcia, who is studying for his master’s degree in public relations, confessed he had “no idea what anybody’s talking about.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
She was studying for a master's degree while working full-time and the stress of doing both became too much once the Covid pandemic hit.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Nancy received a bachelor’s degree at Mount Holyoke College and a master’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, before working in foreign-policy research for Nelson Rockefeller when he was governor of New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I have a master’s degree but I can’t afford to buy a house here,” Keeler, 37, said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
To reestablish his links to the black community after graduation, he accepted a scholarship from the Urban League to pursue a master’s degree in social work at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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