His degree meant little in a country where thousands of college graduates were unable to find good jobs.
A low degree of difficulty means it is very easy, or not hard.
What do their degrees mean, and what is their experience?
Meaning necessarily involves some degree of interpretation, negotiation, or translation.
Maybe eventually we will get back to a situation where a degree meant something and signified excellence.
We need to fight this, or our degrees will mean nothing.
Yet in a country so precariously balanced, two degrees meant the difference between life and death.
For them, a few degrees can mean thousands of dollars in lost profits.
The science says that two degrees means rich countries must reduce their CO2 emissions by 40%.
In the 1970's, a college degree meant earning a third more than high school graduates.