advanced degree
noun
: a university degree (such as a master's or doctor's degree) higher than a bachelor's
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Tommaso is an optical physicist who wrote his undergraduate thesis in optics and has earned an advanced degree at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris.
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump has previously talked about the prospects for legal immigration reform, suggesting that students who got an advanced degree deserved the opportunity of a green card.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Densely populated with high earners and advanced degree holders, Nassau’s voters hadn’t backed a Republican for president since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Who should attend: Undergraduate students seeking advanced degrees Professionals seeking career enrichment or change of vocation
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—Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Trump has previously talked about the prospects for legal immigration reform, suggesting that students who got an advanced degree deserved the opportunity of a green card.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Densely populated with high earners and advanced degree holders, Nassau’s voters hadn’t backed a Republican for president since George H.W. Bush in 1988.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Who should attend: Undergraduate students seeking advanced degrees Professionals seeking career enrichment or change of vocation
TIPS FOR THE EVENT
Do your research.
—Foreign Affairs, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Advanced degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanced%20degree. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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