advanced degree en · NOUN
Meanings
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A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.
This is based on . . . the opinion of a vocational expert that "it is likely that Matthew would have graduated from college and obtained an advanced degree".
1998 November 3, Cathy Comerford, “Woodward sued for baby's lost millions”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 03 Feb 2014:Skeptics like to point out that the income gap isn’t rising as fast as it once was, especially for college graduates who don’t get an advanced degree.
2011 June 25, David Leonhardt, “Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Feb 2014:
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Translations (5)
cmn 研究生學位 /研究生学位 (university degree) · ca postgrau (university degree) · pt pós-graduação (university degree) · fi jatkotutkinto (university degree) · pl stopień wyższy od licencjatu (university degree)