academic degree

A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.
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Noun
1. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"
(synonym) degree
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) associate degree, associate