master's degree

noun

: a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following a bachelor's degree

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Annie earned her master's degree from Auburn with Jake there to celebrate After graduating with her bachelor's degree from Auburn in 2017, Annie continued her education and got her Master of Science from Auburn in 2019. —

Skyler Trepel, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025 Parshall graduated from New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute with a master's degree in science, health and environmental reporting. —

Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025 Hunter graduated from Loyola Marymount University and earned his master's degree in Specialized Journalism at the University of Southern California. —

Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 Khoury then went on to take classes at Columbia Business School and University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Online school, before receiving an executive master's degree in business administration and management from London Business School (Dubai) in 2022. —

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