advanced degree

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The less-grueling training made it easier to plan and raise a family, said Peterson, who like most NPs received her bachelor of science in nursing before going on to get her advanced degree.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The Magic 8-ball, that fortune-telling toy that was so popular in the 1950s and 1960s, had as useful a range of replies as any forecaster with an advanced degree in economics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Now, a college degree or even an advanced degree is often a formula for little to no upward economic mobility.

From Salon • May 29, 2025

According to a 2022 report by the think tank Coqual, roughly half of Black and Asian professionals with a bachelor’s or more advanced degree don’t feel a sense of belonging at work.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

It hardly requires an advanced degree in molecular biology, philosophy, or history to note that the convergence of these two events is like a headlong sprint into an abyss.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee