academic degree

Noun academic degree has 1 sense

• academic degree(n = noun.communication) degree - 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"
is a kind of accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
has particulars: associate, associate degree, baccalaureate, bachelor's degree, honours, honours degree, master's degree, doctor's degree, doctorate, law degree, honorary degree, honoris causa