get a degree
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Wallace wants to go to a four-year university and get a degree in engineering before moving on to a master’s program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
For professionals who are considering whether to go back to school, it can offer a pathway to get a degree while staying debt free.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
McFadden, who lives in Philadelphia, first took on her student loans in 1994 when she was in her early 20s, a period when she made multiple attempts to get a degree.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 19, 2025
She became the first of her family to get a degree, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she worked to pay tuition.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
It was expensive, and my aim in going would have been to get a degree to qualify me for a job as a journalist.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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