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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Recent Examples on the Web Holding a master's degree in architecture from Harvard University, Moore is spearheading a creative redesign of the theater’s facilities to serve the community better. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 Miller is a health and lifestyle journalist with a master's degree in online journalism. Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 10 May 2024 Wood — who is a mother to five children and, in addition to her full-time teaching job, is currently getting her master's degree — says the dinners have been beyond helpful for a busy mom. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024 Beyond her media work, Analisa is a United States Army veteran and holds a master's degree in strategic communication from Quinnipiac University. Analisa Novak, CBS News, 7 May 2024 Tamar has her master's degree in nutrition and exercise physiology from Teachers College, Columbia University. Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 11 Apr. 2024 What started out as a roughly $80,000 debt after her master's degree turned into $237,000 by November 2023. Monica Potts, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2024 Kristin Settle Background: Settle, 46, has a master's degree in public administration from Syracuse University and works as a freelance communications consultant. Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 Sherrod's a classroom standout, too, earning her bachelor's degree in three years and then a master's degree in organizational leadership. Pat Graham, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024

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“Master's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%27s%20degree. Accessed 17 May. 2024.

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