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Master of Arts

American  

noun

  1. a master's degree given usually in a specific branch of the humanities or social sciences.

  2. a person who has been awarded this degree. M.A., A.M.


Master of Arts British  

noun

  1. MA. a degree, usually postgraduate and in a nonscientific subject, or the holder of this degree

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Master of Arts

First recorded in 1490–1500


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In June, he completed his graduate studies for the Master of Arts in criminal justice program, she said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

A New Jersey university is launching what it called the world's first "Master of Arts in Happiness Studies."

From Fox News ● Mar. 26, 2022

“I didn’t just learn how to do therapy,” says Seattle University Master of Arts in Psychology graduate Rosie Newman.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2022

So we went through all the programs they had, and they led me down the garden path to one called the Master of Arts in Leadership.

From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2020

He received a liberal education, and was entered at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree of Master of Arts in 1734. 

From A Biographical Sketch of some of the Most Eminent Individuals which the Principality of Wales has produced since the Reformation by Robert Williams

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