advanced degree

noun

1. an academic degree conferred for completion of requirements beyond the undergraduate college level, as M.S. or Ph.D.

Word History and Origins

Origin of advanced degree¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Now, a college degree or even an advanced degree is often a formula for little to no upward economic mobility.

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No advanced degree is required to perceive that Tom is a profoundly insecure person, disappointed with his life, anxious about his status and given to outbreaks of cruelty and violence.

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Less than a year later, as a college freshman in Texas, Zhong was hired by Google for a software engineering position that typically requires an advanced degree.

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McKenna, a light-skinned Black man, initially was doing just fine as a first-year teacher at nearly all-white Gardena High in 1962 — he recalled he also was the school’s only math instructor with an advanced degree in the subject.

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At my current internship, I've gotten to see just how many interesting, fulfilling roles there are within a healthcare company — and they don't all require an advanced degree.

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