How to Use bachelor's degree in a Sentence

bachelor's degree

noun
Definition of bachelor's degreenext
  • The bachelor's degree has become the new standard, Carey says.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Cheboi switched to a double major and earned a bachelor's degree.
    — Allie Torgan, CNN, 14 July 2022
  • Over 40% of first-time mothers in this age range had a bachelor's degree or higher.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • About 17% of people with a bachelor's degree quit last year, compared with 22% of those with a high school degree or less.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Brown has earned a GED and expects to complete her bachelor's degree next year.
    — Dennis Romero and Ron Allen /, NBC News, 24 May 2018
  • Likewise, the jobless rate for those with less than a high school diploma was more than twice that for adults with a bachelor's degree or more.
    — Jeanna Smialek New York Times, Star Tribune, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Mullican, the first in his family to go to college, used the GI Bill to pay for classes that earned him a bachelor's degree in 2013.
    — NBC News, 1 June 2021
  • Her son got both a bachelor's degree and a master's in just four years and is now pursuing a Ph.D. on a fellowship.
    — Liz Weston, Dallas News, 10 July 2019
  • He's been back to campus a few times, and even returned to Morehead, Kentucky, back in 2015 to receive his bachelor's degree.
    — Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 20 June 2018
  • Many of the adults in these communities lacked bachelor's degrees.
    — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Ratliff earned her bachelor's degree from the academy and has worked steadily.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Meanwhile, the fall was more steep for men without bachelor's degrees, declining to 81% from 89%.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
  • That said, not every student is going to want to pursue a bachelor's degree.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2019
  • And Marianne Williamson stands alone as the only one without a bachelor's degree.
    — NBC News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Returning to the dinner scene, Hero's dad encourages her to return to school to get her bachelor's degree.
    — Nick Schager, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Twenty-four percent of Black women hold at least a bachelor's degree, compared to 33% of all women.
    — Byron McCauley, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020
  • The site says Myers was born in Houston and earned his bachelor's degree at Howard University.
    — Jay Croft and Anneclaire Stapleton, CNN, 26 May 2018
  • Nearly 50% of Raleigh's population over the age of 25 has a bachelor's degree, a number that only trails six other metro areas in the study.
    — Zachery Eanes, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But those figures are much higher for those without a bachelor's degree.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 22 May 2018
  • Harvey is spending the time working on homework for a bachelor's degree, which the company is paying for - for now.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • Forty-three percent of them will require at least a bachelor's degree by 2031, according to the Georgetown center.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
  • While that is still the case, a bachelor's degree is today's equivalent of what a high school diploma once represented on the job market.
    — Opinion By cristina Tzintzún Ramirez, CNN, 17 May 2021
  • Razia, the oldest of the siblings, already has a bachelor's degree in philosophy.
    — Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Sayles earned her bachelor's degree in criminal justice with an emphasis in pre-law, and her goal is to attend law school.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 19 May 2022
  • That means the first beneficiaries have now had just enough time to graduate from high school, get a bachelor's degree, and now, in some cases, a law degree.
    — Pat Eaton-Robb, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
  • Five decades ago, the U.S. was training an army of college students to become teachers, with 1 in every 5 bachelor's degrees earned in the field of education.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 July 2023
  • Day graduated from the school with a bachelor's degree in 2018 and was a member of the fraternity, according to the Belleville News-Democrat.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2021
  • Nearly 60% have a bachelor's degree, among those that do not believe Trump's false assertions.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Gibson's biggest piece of advice for others hoping to land a high-paying job without a bachelor's degree?
    — Morgan Smith, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
  • People do not need a bachelor's degree from a traditional four-year university to enter this career field.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025

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