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

Women on the jury bristled when Meta attorney Andrew Stanner needled Kaley’s former therapist over her credentials during a tense cross examination on Wednesday — “You have a master’s degree, right?”

From Los Angeles Times

In the evening, she studied public administration in a remote program of the University of Oklahoma and earned her second master’s degree.

From The Wall Street Journal

He is a graduate of University College London and holds a master’s degree in journalism from City University.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I have been working on the evolution of reptilian heads and noses since my master's degree," he said.

From Science Daily

She later earned a master’s degree in literature and mythology at New York University.

From The Wall Street Journal