degreed
Holding formal qualifications
Degreed describes someone who holds an academic degree: a degreed engineer, degreed professionals.
The term appears mainly in job listings and professional contexts to distinguish those with formal credentials from those without.
It's functional but graceless—most writers prefer "with a degree" or name the specific qualification.
Academic completion document
- bachelor'sFirst university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
- PhDHighest academic credential
associate · certificate · accredited · licensed · chartered · credentialed · certified · qualified
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- professorSenior university teacher
- curriculumEducational program's content plan
seminar · lecture · syllabus · tuition · scholarship · research · academic · alumnus
Skilled performance level
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- skillAcquired ability through practice
authority · acumen · experience · know-how · qualified · specialist · professional · trained
Marked by serious learning
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- knowledgeableHaving extensive information
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
informed · enlightened · cultured · schooled · literate · studious · bookish · trained
diploma
Academic completion document
- bachelor'sFirst university degree
- master'sAdvanced graduate credential
- doctorateHighest academic credential awarded
PhD · associate · certificate · accredited · licensed · chartered · credentialed · certified · qualified · professional
university
Higher education institution
- collegeHigher education institution
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- professorSenior university teacher
curriculum · seminar · lecture · syllabus · tuition · scholarship · research · academic · alumnus · alumna
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
skill · authority · acumen · experience · know-how · qualified · specialist · professional · trained · accomplished
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- knowledgeableHaving extensive information
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
intellectual · informed · enlightened · cultured · schooled · literate · studious · bookish · trained · instructed
degreeduncredentialed
Lacking formal certification
uncertified · unqualified · credentialless · unaccredited · unlicensed
degreedself-taught
Educated without instructors
autodidactic · self-educated · unschooled · street-smart · unlettered
- master's degreePost-college academic credential
- 90 degreesMeasure of perpendicularity
- first degreeInitial academic credential
- bachelor's degreeFirst-level university qualification
- third degreeProlonged, aggressive questioning
- college degreesTitles earned from universities
degree, degrees, degrease, master's degree, bachelor's degree