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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Katherine graduated from New York University in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology and gender sexuality studies at New York University.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
If a region needs workers but no local college offers a specific bachelor's degree, a community college could expand a specific program to allow students to complete their degree and enter the workforce.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
However, engineering accounts for about 6% of bachelor's degrees awarded nationwide, representing a relatively small share of all college graduates, according to the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
After graduating in 2017 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and dance from Texas Tech University, Reyna kicked off her reporting career as an intern at KJTV FOX 34 in Lubbock.
—Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
If a region needs workers but no local college offers a specific bachelor's degree, a community college could expand a specific program to allow students to complete their degree and enter the workforce.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
However, engineering accounts for about 6% of bachelor's degrees awarded nationwide, representing a relatively small share of all college graduates, according to the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
—Mike Winters, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2026
After graduating in 2017 with bachelor's degrees in journalism and dance from Texas Tech University, Reyna kicked off her reporting career as an intern at KJTV FOX 34 in Lubbock.
—Rhyma Castillo, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
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