master's degree

noun

: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree

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Harry received a master's degree from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and a business degree from Fordham University. —

Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024 After her conviction, Fulton went on to earn a master's degree. —

Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 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 Werfel, the current IRS chief, has an undergraduate degree from Cornell University and a master's degree in public policy from Duke University as well as a law degree from the University of North Carolina. —

Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for master's degree

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