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Is the sentence correct?

After my cousin had been studying Nuclear Physics for six years, he couldn't find a job

I don't think I've ever seen the Past Perfect Continuous used in this case; it's always been the Past Perfect Simple.

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    Yes, it's unusual but it's fine. It may suit some contexts better. After he had been slaving over his books the whole night, he fell asleep at his desk.
    – Ronald Sole
    Dec 22, 2022 at 16:03
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    Despite having studied Nuclear Physics for six years, my cousin couldn't find a job.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Jan 2 at 22:28

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"After I had been waiting for twenty minutes, the bus finally arrived" is OK.

Your example feels a bit odd, because if he was looking for a job he had presumably finished his studies and gained a qualification. The continuous tense suggests that the studies were still ongoing.

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