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bachelor's degree

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noun

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


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He graduated from Goshen College, Goshen, Ind., with a bachelors degree in English.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

She got her bachelors degree from Ohio State and a masters in nursing from Yale.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2022

She still felt in a minority while studying for her bachelors degree in chemistry at Purdue University, Indianapolis.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2022

Both this idea and Collinsworth were born in Florida, where she worked a full-time corporate job while getting her bachelors degree and working two part-time jobs.

From Washington Times • Jan. 23, 2021

It is an accredited university offering for study all the regular courses for matriculation and bachelors degree in mining, agriculture, arts and sciences, civil engineering, electrical engineering and mining engineering.

From Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information by Stratton, Lilyan

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