How to Use advanced degree in a Sentence

advanced degree

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Definition of advanced degreenext
  • Because adults with advanced degrees made up such a small sample size, data from those survey respondents were not studied separately.
    — Maria Carter, Woman's Day, 8 Dec. 2015
  • On top of the dozens and dozens of scientists with advanced degrees, Ruth said.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The group most likely to hit the road: Americans with an advanced degree.
    — Fortune, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Many study and practice for years before testing and many hold advanced degrees in the field.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The line is staffed by mental health counselors with advanced degrees.
    — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Jamaica’s bird, the Doctor Bird, has achieved an advanced degree.
    — Anna Silman, The Cut, 4 May 2018
  • The utility also paid for a $4,000 graduate school course for the son, as part of the DWP’s program to pay for advanced degrees.
    — Dakota Smith, latimes.com, 14 June 2019
  • Tuition can run up to six figures for an advanced degree.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • That puts Alabama at 41st in the nation for the percentage of adults with advanced degrees.
    — Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 8 Feb. 2020
  • Most young people in New York come to the big city with advanced degrees and naked ambition offset with a fear of failure.
    — Kerry Pieri, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2018
  • Some pay well and some are closer to minimum wage; some need advanced degrees and some a high school diploma.
    — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2018
  • Hamster owners are the most likely to hold an advanced degree.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 5 Aug. 2021
  • One, that even people with advanced degrees were capable of going the whole Jonestown route with the Kool-Aid with Trump.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 20 Apr. 2023
  • There was a time when an immigrant didn't need to speak English or hold an advanced degree to build a future in the United States.
    — CNN, 5 May 2018
  • Like some sort of female Lorax with an advanced degree.
    — Katie Reilly, Time, 11 June 2018
  • The Sensei guides are experts in their fields and often hold advanced degrees in relevant lines of study.
    — Chadner Navarro, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2020
  • There are six PhDs, and everyone has some level of advanced degree.
    — cleveland, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Powell would be the first Fed leader in nearly four decades to lack an advanced degree in economics.
    — Martin Crutsinger and Ken Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Plus, the company has advanced degree wood scientists who help design and educate the builders on how to use the wood.
    — Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The development of the tool was spearheaded by a DLA Piper lawyer who went back to school to get an advanced degree in data science.
    — Richard Vanderford, WSJ, 28 May 2022
  • Windows that required an advanced degree in quantum physics to open.
    — Noah Joseph, Car and Driver, 19 Dec. 2017
  • More than a quarter of the city’s residents possess an advanced degree, about twice the national rate.
    — Travis Deshong, Washington Post, 8 July 2019
  • For people with an advanced degree, the wage premium is two hundred and thirteen per cent.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2019
  • However, an advanced degree doesn’t always mean the return will be worth it.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 25 May 2022
  • King was by no means eager for the fight but Ralph Abernathy wanted the face of the organization to be someone with an advanced degree, and Dr. King brought that.
    — al, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Most students who obtain a bachelor’s degree stop there; just over a third of those who complete a B.A. go on to get an advanced degree.
    — Musa Al-Gharbi, National Review, 9 Sep. 2019
  • One thing that doesn’t take an advanced degree in Hollywood to glean is that Emmy voters tend to pick their darlings (shows, performers) and ride them to the end.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Holding an advanced degree could provide a safeguard for the future.
    — Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • In particular, folks in those states tend to have higher incomes and more advanced degrees.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Using the credentials of Shaffer and the four other men, who all hold graduate degrees, likely helped the school get a state license, as the rules require most instructors to have advanced degrees.
    — Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024

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