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]
(..) This can't be happening. I...um... I... I gave her sedative, so she should be up for a couple of hours. But, fuck. Her burns are serious. Like, second, third degree. This is so wrong. Look, nobody could have known that she would do something so twisted. No, you should've known. (..)2013 Evil Dead