high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
low-level education; inferior education
false statement (misrepresentation) of one's academic career
overstressing academic background
over-belief in (the importance of) academic credentials; academic credentialism
attending a highly-ranked graduate school to boost one's credentials; (lit.) academic background laundering
over-qualified person; over-educated person (unable to find a job); (lit.) educational refugee