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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Hunter graduated from Loyola Marymount University and earned his master's degree in Specialized Journalism at the University of Southern California.
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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.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The program is capped at 65,000 news visas each year, although an additional 20,000 can be issued for employees with a master's degree or higher, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
Additionally, petitions for 20,000 beneficiaries holding a U.S. master's degree or higher are exempt from this limit, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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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.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The program is capped at 65,000 news visas each year, although an additional 20,000 can be issued for employees with a master's degree or higher, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
Additionally, petitions for 20,000 beneficiaries holding a U.S. master's degree or higher are exempt from this limit, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Master's degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/master%27s%20degree. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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