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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Additionally, Americans with at least a bachelor's degree were more likely to tip always or often. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 The Democratic presidential candidate graduated from Howard University with her bachelor's degree in 1986. Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 The percentage of people in those counties with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.2%, less than have of the national average. Sara Fischer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 White men without a bachelor's degree earned more than than the typical worker in 1980, the New York Times found in a recent analysis of Census data. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bachelor's degree 

Word History

First Known Use

1700, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bachelor's degree was in 1700

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“Bachelor's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bachelor%27s%20degree. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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