In the film, her character was supposed to have two Master's degrees and was in a Ph.D. program that she had not yet completed. I am not sure why the OP considered that "difficult to accept". In fact, many people had done that, and many more could have done so if they wanted.
In the US, the average age at graduation from college is 22. If you go on to graduate school immediately, you can get your Ph.D. before your 27th or even 26th birthday, and in-between you could get a Master's degree in the same subject or even a different (but often related) subject. People often take longer than that just because they take a job at the same time while completing their Ph.D. theses, or leave school totally to work for a few years before coming back.
Getting two Master's degrees would be far, far easier than that. For example, when the subjects are related, courses taken could often satisfy requirements of both degrees at the same time. Also, depending on subject, the requirements could sometimes be satisfied entirely by coursework.
What is difficult to accept is not her academic qualifications, but rather that she was appointed as the counselor for the survivors. A 26-year old woman lacks the qualification and experience for such a role.
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