advanced degree

English

advanced degree (plural advanced degrees)

(education) A university degree, such as an MSc or PhD, awarded after a baccalaureate on completion of a further program of academic studies.
- 1998 November 3, Cathy Comerford, “Woodward sued for baby's lost millions”, in The Independent, UK, retrieved 3 February 2014:
  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".
- 2011 June 25, David Leonhardt, “Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off”, in New York Times, retrieved 3 February 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.

university degree