master's degree

American  

noun

1. a degree awarded by a graduate school or department, usually to a person who has completed at least one year of graduate study.

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Example Sentences

Kathryn holds a master's degree in business and economic reporting from New York University.

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Rebecca has a master’s degree in postcolonial and world literature from the University of St. Andrews, after graduating with double majors in accountancy and English literature from the University of Notre Dame.

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A graduate of Baruch College and an Ida B. Wells Scholar at City University of New York, Dalvin has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in business and economics reporting.

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She holds a master's degree in International Journalism, also from Blanquerna Ramon Llull University.

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Gina holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a master's degree in business and economics reporting from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

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