bachelor's degree
noun
: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study
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Once upon a time, getting a bachelor's degree was the surest way to get a job.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Burrows graduated with her bachelor's degree in 2017 before earning an MBA at Alabama's Manderson School of Business, while Hurts left the school in early 2019 to play his senior season at Oklahoma.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Indeed's research has found that 68 percent of federal employees looking for new jobs have a bachelor's degree, and 28 percent have a master's.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
About 43 percent of all jobs will require at least bachelor's degrees by 2031, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Burrows graduated with her bachelor's degree in 2017 before earning an MBA at Alabama's Manderson School of Business, while Hurts left the school in early 2019 to play his senior season at Oklahoma.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Indeed's research has found that 68 percent of federal employees looking for new jobs have a bachelor's degree, and 28 percent have a master's.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
About 43 percent of all jobs will require at least bachelor's degrees by 2031, the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce estimates.
—Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Bachelor's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%27s%20degree. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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