get a degree

Example Sentences

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He grew up in Iran, came to Oklahoma to get a degree in petroleum engineering and joined Chevron just after finishing graduate school in 1978.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

“Our age bracket was told you have to go to college and get a degree to be successful.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

All Williams wanted was an opportunity to get a degree in college.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 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