How to Use bachelor's degree in a Sentence

bachelor's degree

noun
  • The bachelor's degree has become the new standard, Carey says.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Cheboi switched to a double major and earned a bachelor's degree.
    Allie Torgan, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • About 17% of people with a bachelor's degree quit last year, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Many of the adults in these communities lacked bachelor's degrees.
    Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Razia, the oldest of the siblings, already has a bachelor's degree in philosophy.
    Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Sayles earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in pre-law, and her goal is to attend law school.
    Catherine Garcia, The Week, 19 May 2022
  • Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor's degrees earned in the field of education.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • Nearly 60% have a bachelor's degree, among those that do not believe Trump's false assertions.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The Ascent says the difference between what a graduate with a bachelor's degree pays compared to what a high school graduate pays can be as much as $3,820 per year.
    Idalia Garcia, Car and Driver, 13 July 2023
  • The college also offers a bachelor's degree in culinary and food science.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 8 June 2022
  • An instructor with a bachelor's degree who is working on a master's degree in nursing would be allowed to teach in any program.
    Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Many white-collar jobs require a bachelor's degree, and earning one can still be a point of pride for individuals and their families.
    Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Although the soaring cost of a bachelor's degree in the U.S. is often blamed for students racking up a record $1.6 trillion in debt, the problem may begin even before someone enrolls in college.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Hendricks, who studied computer science for his bachelor's degree, said more than half of the participants at the 2021 conference were boot campers, like Vaughn.
    Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2022
  • But shortly after graduating from Millersville University with a bachelor's degree in studio art, Krimes was arrested on drug charges and sent to prison at the age of 24.
    Hanna Pham, CNN, 5 Dec. 2022
  • The groom is also a UA graduate with a bachelor's degree in political science.
    Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The palace announced in the spring that Princess Catharina-Amalia plans to pursue a bachelor's degree in politics, psychology, law and economics.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Under 10% of people in the world earn a bachelor's degree, so going to college, any college, is still a huge privilege and a huge advantage for future earnings and advancement.
    Brennan Barnard, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Land registered for three two-hour credit classes to move closer to obtaining his bachelor's degree.
    Gerald Thomas Iii, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Danielle graduated with a bachelor's degree in media studies from Queens College in 2001.
    Danielle Anderson, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Nationally, the percentage of people age 25 and older who had completed a bachelor's degree or higher is about 38%.
    Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2022
  • By contrast, the majority of the adult population doesn't even have a bachelor's degree, and that includes millions who borrowed to attend college but did not graduate.
    Samuel Goldman, The Week, 22 Dec. 2021
  • But for respondents from voters with no bachelor's degree, their preference for Trump is striking with a runaway 58%, followed by DeSantis at 21%.
    Alisa Wiersema, ABC News, 13 July 2022
  • Kaylee Jade Goncalves has been recommended … to receive a posthumous bachelor's degree.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Davids, a native of San Antonio, graduated from the academy in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in oceanography.
    Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Clayton is a health buff who has a bachelor's degree in corporate fitness and a master's in kinesiology.
    Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 June 2022
  • His bachelor's degree is in history and his master's is in secondary education.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 25 July 2023
  • The soaring cost of a college education has prompted a surge in skepticism about the value of a bachelor's degree, especially when some majors may not lead to lucrative careers.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The findings are based on dataset of 60 million workers in the United States, including approximately 10 million who has a terminal bachelor's degree.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The thread highlights the challenges of securing entry-level positions despite having a bachelor's degree.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024

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