Master of Science
Post-baccalaureate academic degree
A Master of Science is an advanced academic degree in scientific, technical, or quantitative fields, typically requiring one to two years of study beyond a bachelor's degree.
Abbreviated M.S. or MSc.
Programs usually involve coursework, research, and often a thesis: She earned her Master of Science in computer engineering.
Distinguished from the Master of Arts, which covers humanities and social sciences.
- baccalaureateFirst college degree
- graduateOne who earned degree
- grad schoolPost-undergraduate academic institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- academiaHigher education community
research · lab work · university · academic achievement · data analyst · biotechnologist · scholarship · student loans · physics · coursework · software engineer · statistician · degree program · dissertation · project manager · job market · career change · capstone project
Master of Sciencehigh school diploma
Secondary graduation certificate
doctorate · PhD · Bachelor of Science · GED · elementary education
Master of ScienceMaster of Arts
Postgraduate humanities degree
MA · MFA · Bachelor of Arts
Master of Scienceuneducated
Lacking formal instruction
uncredentialed · self-taught · autodidact · dropout · unschooled
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