advanced degree
noun
: a university degree (such as a master's or doctor's degree) higher than a bachelor's
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The city estimates the program will reduce student loan payments for New Yorkers by an average of $3,000 per year and $7,000 per year for those with advanced degrees.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The 30-year-old killer was pursuing an advanced degree in the criminology program at Washington State University in Pullman, 10 miles away.
—Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This included things like the percentage of adults who finished high school, went to college, or earned advanced degrees.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
So, Lydia moved back to Louisville and tried to figure out what other advanced degree might be a better fit.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The 30-year-old killer was pursuing an advanced degree in the criminology program at Washington State University in Pullman, 10 miles away.
—Ed White, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2025
This included things like the percentage of adults who finished high school, went to college, or earned advanced degrees.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
So, Lydia moved back to Louisville and tried to figure out what other advanced degree might be a better fit.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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“Advanced degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced%20degree. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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