graduate degree
noun
an academic degree beyond the level of a bachelor's degree.
graduate degrees
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pluralof graduate degree.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He has graduate degrees in sociology and business, and only became a vidangeur—the Quebecois word for what Americans call a sanitation worker—to pay for college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
I met smart, ambitious, creative college grads who were waiting tables and taking on other jobs while pursuing internships, creative careers and graduate degrees.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
Ritter had a romantic relationship with the 70-year-old billionaire tech titan after they met in 2020 while she was pursuing graduate degrees in law and business at Columbia University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
Many H-1B workers earned graduate degrees from U.S. colleges and want to remain in the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Of course he doesn’t know that my father has multiple graduate degrees.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
