bachelor's degree

noun

|Updated on: 20 Jun 2018

Definition of bachelor's degree

: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

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Recent Examples of bachelor's degree from the Web

Kirlyam will continue to pursue her bachelor's degree in web design.

— michelle manetti, Good Housekeeping, "We Caught Up With Some '90 Day Fiancé' Couples Because We Know It's Your Guilty Pleasure," 15 June 2018
Children from families earning more than $90,000 have a 1-in-2 chance of getting a bachelor's degree by 24.

— jeffrey j. selingo, ajc, "Why do so many students drop out of college? And what can be done about it?," 9 June 2018
Joy graduated from the University of Denver with a bachelor's degree in library science, but spent most of her career as a licensed practical nurse.

— courant.com, "Joy Ruth Turner," 8 June 2018
The site says Myers was born in Houston and earned his bachelor's degree at Howard University.

— jay croft and anneclaire stapleton, CNN, "Civil rights attorney Lewis Myers Jr. dies at 70," 26 May 2018
Brown has earned a GED and expects to complete her bachelor's degree next year.

— dennis romero and ron allen /, NBC News, "Fate of killer once trafficked as a teen goes to Tennessee governor," 24 May 2018
Originally from Three Rivers, Texas south of San Antonio, Davis received his bachelor's degree from Howard Payne University in 1991 and his masters and doctoral degree from Texas Tech University in 2004 and 2012.

— kaila contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Crosby ISD names Scott Davis lone finalist for superintendent position," 23 May 2018
Researchers at Full Circle conducted an online survey with a nationally representative sample of more than 1,000 U.S. adults between ages 23 and 55 who did not have bachelor's degrees.

— karen herzog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "MATC rolling out new free-tuition program to lure working adults back to finish college," 17 May 2018
Thomas next plans to attend a four-year institution to pursue a bachelor's degree.

— jeff piorkowski/special to cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "A curling gold medal for Shaker team; University Hts. parade happenings; more: Press Run," 11 May 2018

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