MASTER'S DEGREE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does master's degree mean? 

• MASTER'S DEGREE (noun)
  The noun MASTER'S DEGREE has 1 sense:

1. an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree

  Familiarity information: MASTER'S DEGREE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MASTER'S DEGREE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("master's degree" is a kind of...):

academic degree; degree (an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master's degree"):

MArch; Master of Architecture (a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture)

AM; Artium Magister; MA; Master of Arts (a master's degree in arts and sciences)

MALS; Master of Arts in Library Science (a master's degree in library science)

Master of Arts in Teaching; MAT (a master's degree in teaching)

Master in Business; Master in Business Administration; MBA (a master's degree in business)

Master of Divinity; MDiv (a master's degree in religion)

Master of Education; MEd (a master's degree in education)

Master of Fine Arts; MFA (a master's degree in fine arts)

Master of Literature; MLitt (a master's degree in literature)

Master of Library Science; MLS (a master's degree in library science)

Master in Public Affairs (a master's degree in questions of public concern)

Master of Science; MS; MSc; SM (a master's degree in science)

Master of Science in Engineering (a master's degree in engineering)

Master of Theology; ThM (a master's degree in theology)

 Context examples 

A registered nurse with a master's degree or higher in nursing and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice of oncology nursing.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse, usually prepared at the master's degree level or higher, who functions within a specialty area within nursing practice.

(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse who has a master's degree or higher in nursing and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice of oncology nursing.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

NPs are master's degree prepared health experts that focus on helping patients achieve total health and prevent disease.

(Nurse practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse prepared at the master's degree level or higher who specializes in exploring and meeting the needs of select populations in community contexts.

(Community Health Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

A social worker usually has a master's degree in social work and has studied sociology, growth and development, mental health theory and practice, human behavior/social environment, psychology, and research methods, and is licensed to practice by a state authority.

(Licensed Clinical Social Worker, NCI Thesaurus)