She received an 'honorary degree'. [=a degree given by a college or university to someone who is not a student but who has done something important]
He was accused of murder in the first 'degree'. = He was accused of first-'degree' murder. [=the most serious kind of murder]
a four-year 'degree' [=a degree that is given to someone who has completed four years of study]
(..) Marcus! Marcus! Ah! MAN : Got eyes on two targets. BLAIR : We've got two bogeys at degrees. JOHN: They've never come this deep before. They're looking for something. BLAIR : H.K. is down. MAN : (..)2009 Terminator Salvation