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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This fall, Ruiz will join about 90 other classmates in pursuing a bachelor's degree at the University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs — the first undergraduate offering by the school.
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Wakefield obtained a bachelor's degree in English from the College of Charleston in 1994, and an international business degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1998.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 July 2025
Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty in Asheville on Sept. 13, 1933, Fulton graduated from Greensboro College with a bachelor's degree in music in 1956 before moving to New York to pursue an acting career.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 July 2025
The quota is a three-year average of 10 students for an associate's degree program, 15 for a bachelor's degree program, seven for a master's degree program and three for a doctorate program.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Wakefield obtained a bachelor's degree in English from the College of Charleston in 1994, and an international business degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1998.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 24 July 2025
Born Margaret Elizabeth McLarty in Asheville on Sept. 13, 1933, Fulton graduated from Greensboro College with a bachelor's degree in music in 1956 before moving to New York to pursue an acting career.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 July 2025
The quota is a three-year average of 10 students for an associate's degree program, 15 for a bachelor's degree program, seven for a master's degree program and three for a doctorate program.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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“Bachelor's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%27s%20degree. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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