How to Use bachelor's degree in a Sentence

bachelor's degree

noun
  • Once upon a time, getting a bachelor's degree was the surest way to get a job.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • Ratliff earned her bachelor's degree from the academy and has worked steadily.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2020
  • Then into the work world, with a bachelor's degree in accounting.
    — Tom Groeschen, Cincinnati.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • That said, not every student is going to want to pursue a bachelor's degree.
    — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2019
  • The bachelor's degree has become the new standard, Carey says.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 28 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Many of the adults in these communities lacked bachelor's degrees.
    — Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But, a large share of jobs in Indiana don't require a bachelor's degree.
    — Joe Tamborello, Indianapolis Star, 28 Sep. 2017
  • And some of these jobs favor completion of a job training program over a bachelor's degree.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
  • Women who had a bachelor's degree or higher were less likely to smoke while pregnant — 1% or less.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Zavala graduated with a bachelor's degree in game design and loved to play video games, his father said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Getting a bachelor's degree isn't the only way to land a lucrative job anymore.
    — Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • After the war, Roney went back to Notre Dame to earn his bachelor's degree in finance.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The aim of the partnership is to help fill a need for middle-skill jobs that require more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor's degree.
    — Karen Farkas, cleveland.com, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Students received a wide range of credentials, from high school diplomas to bachelor's degrees.
    — Justin Adams, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The unemployment rate for those 25 and up who have a bachelor's degree or higher shows a similar trend.
    — Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • Just one-third of adults in Milford have a bachelor's degree, compared to 80% in Cambridge.
    — Ben Adler, USA Today, 12 June 2025
  • Masy-Alhin already has her bachelor's degree and is working to earn her teaching certificate.
    — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In fact, only 23 and a half percent of people in Alabama have a bachelor's degree.
    — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Slightly over 21 percent of those age 65 and older have a bachelor's degree, the eighth lowest in the country.
    — Leada Gore, AL.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Meanwhile, the fall was more steep for men without bachelor's degrees, declining to 81% from 89%.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Focus on the hard sciences like engineering, says the man who has a bachelor's degree in East Asian studies.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Barron earned his bachelor's degree from Grinnell College.
    — Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 13 Jan. 2026

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