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

Examples of master's degree in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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, 15 Apr. 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 After graduating from Bellarmine, Ernest earned a master's degree in business administration from Indiana University Bloomington. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024 Skoglund holds a master's degree in curriculum and instruction from National Louis University and a bachelor's in English and secondary education from Marquette University. Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024 His penalty was a one-month suspension from the university grounds, which had little impact because by that point Hodge had completed his undergraduate degree and was working on a master's degree via an online course from his home in Arizona. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024

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

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