StructureoftheU.S.EducationSystemMaster’s.docVIP

International Affairs Office, U.S. Department of Education Feb 2008 /international/usnei/edlite-index.html Structure of the U.S. Education System: Master’s Degrees The master’s degree is the first graduate-level qualification, or second cycle degree, in the U.S. higher education system. Master’s degrees may be considered terminal professional degrees in some fields, such as the fine arts, or they may be considered as second degrees that may or may not lead to PhD studies. In some subjects, such as the behavioral and natural scie