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Scuttling-Claws t1_ja8i0yc wrote

Reply to comment by GaiasEyes in Eli5: what’s the difference between a graduate and undergraduate degree by deadpuppy101

It can be complicated, I know many people who finished their bachelors, enrolled in a PhD program and dropped out, just taking a masters for their work.

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IceColdPorkSoda t1_ja8l6x0 wrote

Yes, the phrase is "mastering out." It used to carry heavy negative connotations, but the view within academia and industry towards master's degrees has changed a lot over the past two decades.

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