bachelor's degree

American  

noun

1. a degree awarded by a college or university to a person who has completed undergraduate studies.

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Example Sentences

Americans who recently earned their bachelor’s degree have faced a challenging job market in the pat few years.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Powell and student researcher Louis Buchalter, who earned a Cal Poly bachelor's degree in physics in 2025, published their findings in Physical Review B in a paper titled "Flux-Switching Floquet Engineering."

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

The “job-security premium of a bachelor’s degree has—at least for now—disappeared,” he noted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Before Reed Hastings revolutionized the global entertainment business, he sold Rainbow vacuum cleaners door-to-door during his gap year between high school and Bowdoin College, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I knew my parents would never go for it, but it was nice to know I had options if my undocumented status meant a bachelor's degree wasn't in my future.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi