M.Sc. or Ph.D. (3 letters)

{ Answer }

DEG

{ Related Clues }

A.B., e.g.
Acad. goal
B.A. or M.A.
B.A. or Ph.D.
B.S., e.g.
B.S. or Ph.D.
Coll. award
D.D.S. or M.F.A.
Extent: Abbr.
M.D., e.g.
Ph.D. or B.A.
Ph.D., e.g.
Ph.D., for example
Temperature abbr.
Univ. offering
Fahrenheit figure: Abbr.
Graduate reward: Abbr.
M.A. or M.B.A.: Abbr.
Ph.D., e.g.: Abbr.
Rice paper?: Abbr.
It often begins with "B."

{ Tags }

abbr, b, ba, begins, bs, deg, eg, fahrenheit, figure, graduate, it, ma, mba, md, msc, offering, often, paper, phd, reward, rice

{ Notes }

The answer DEG is uncommon, appearing about once every 550 puzzles.