bachelor's degree
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Bill and earned his bachelor’s degree in social sciences before pursuing a master’s in history from the same school before eventually earning a doctorate at USC.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026
He attended the elite, and at the time all-male, Princeton University where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1966.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
"It was not until I started my bachelor's degree that I had stepped foot into a physics class, which instantaneously drove me towards a degree in physics," he explained.
From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026
His mother is a housewife who will eventually go back to college and earn a bachelor’s degree in education.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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