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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Raj Gupta arrived at Cornell University in 1969 with $8 in his pocket, Vietnam War protests raging across campus and a plan to stay just long enough to get a master's degree in operations research and some American work experience to boost his career prospects back home in India.
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Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Watson is currently pursuing her master's degree in creative writing at Oxford University.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Watson has been living in Oxford, England while studying for a master's degree in creative writing.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Singh had arrived in the United States from India two years earlier to pursue a master's degree in city planning at the University of Michigan.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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Gabriel Snyder, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Watson is currently pursuing her master's degree in creative writing at Oxford University.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 16 July 2025
Watson has been living in Oxford, England while studying for a master's degree in creative writing.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2025
Singh had arrived in the United States from India two years earlier to pursue a master's degree in city planning at the University of Michigan.
—Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
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“Master's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%27s%20degree. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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