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graduate degree

American  
[graj-oo-it-di-gree] / ˈgrædʒ u ɪt dɪˈgri /

noun

  • graduate degrees
    plural
  1. an academic degree beyond the level of a bachelor's degree.


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Nearly half of high-income renters are married, 70% of those households are headed by someone with a college degree and one-third by someone with a graduate degree, according to the Harvard center.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

Two years after earning a graduate degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Coogler wrote and directed "Fruitvale Station," his first feature.

From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026

He also has a graduate degree in business journalism from Columbia University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

While pursuing a graduate degree in London, rising filmmaker Nia DaCosta was unpacking complicated feelings of homesickness when she began to conceptualize the script for her directorial debut, “Little Woods.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025

At Harvard, I could study law while pursuing a graduate degree in public policy at the Kennedy School of Government, which appealed to me.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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