get a degree

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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

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 10, 2026

“I just thought, ‘Let me get a degree ... so you know I understand that I’m in charge of my own destiny,’” O’Neal said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 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

Anyway, he said, it would take years to get a degree part-time.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times