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

“My peers all the time feel this frustration that just because you go to college and get a degree doesn’t mean you’ll get a job,” said Leonido, who grew up in the Westlake area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 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

In the meantime he had gotten married, and right after his first child, Adrian, was born, he decided to go to college fulltime to get a degree.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger