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

Luiz Gustavo Rodrigues Godoy, the first author of the study, completed his master's degree at FEB-UNESP with support from FAPESP.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

She is accused of using her position to secure a post at the prestigious university where she directed a master's degree course in business studies.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

One cause is the price of a master’s degree.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

She holds a master’s degree in public health, and her writing has appeared in Time, The Guardian, Self, Outside, Eater, HuffPost and Prevention.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Bolles was working on his master’s degree in history, and it seemed unlikely that he would want to leave the university until he finished it.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown