{"id":2329,"date":"2018-02-28T09:46:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T14:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mastersthesiswriting.com\/blog\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2018-02-28T23:06:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-01T04:06:51","slug":"what-is-the-average-dissertation-length","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mastersthesiswriting.com\/blog\/dissertation-help\/what-is-the-average-dissertation-length.html","title":{"rendered":"What is the Average Dissertation Length?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Useful Research<\/h2>\n

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