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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His two male partners have degrees in finance and one is a youth pastor with a master's degree in divinity, Archie said.
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Robinson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington before obtaining a master's degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Boston University and a master's degree in fine arts from Hunter College.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 May 2025
Milgrim was an American who grew up in the Kansas City area, graduated from the University of Kansas and earned a master's degree at American University, her father said.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Robinson earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington before obtaining a master's degree from the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at Boston University and a master's degree in fine arts from Hunter College.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 May 2025
Milgrim was an American who grew up in the Kansas City area, graduated from the University of Kansas and earned a master's degree at American University, her father said.
—Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 22 May 2025
Bryner has an English degree from Salisbury University, a master's degree in biogeochemistry and environmental sciences from the University of Maryland and a graduate science journalism degree from New York University.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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“Master's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%27s%20degree. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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