bachelor's degree

noun

: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

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Originally from Chico, California, Morgan graduated from University of California, Davis in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in economics and international relations. —

Rachel Brodsky, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024 Perdue holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's degree in operations research from Georgia Tech. —

Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024 Maricopa Community Colleges to offer one of Arizona’s first bachelor's degrees in AI AZ could soon resume executions after a nearly 2-year hiatus. —

Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024 According to his LinkedIn, Thompson graduated from the University of Iowa in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting. —

Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bachelor's degree

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelor's degree was in 1700

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“Bachelor's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%27s%20degree. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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