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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Browns general manager Andrew Berry holds a master's degree from Harvard in computer science.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
The intake includes high school graduates, students from naval aviation schools, and recent bachelor's and master's degree graduates from both military and civilian universities, the report said.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Vashti Trujillo was hoping to get a master's degree.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Rogers was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and received his master's degree from UofL.
A University of Louisville music teacher and longtime Oldham County High School band director died July 7 while traveling with students in Europe.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
The intake includes high school graduates, students from naval aviation schools, and recent bachelor's and master's degree graduates from both military and civilian universities, the report said.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Vashti Trujillo was hoping to get a master's degree.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Rogers was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and received his master's degree from UofL.
A University of Louisville music teacher and longtime Oldham County High School band director died July 7 while traveling with students in Europe.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2025
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“Master's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%27s%20degree. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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