A higher degree or diploma is a qualification of an advanced standard or level.
...a higher diploma in hotel management.
2. See also high
higher in British English
(ˈhaɪə)
adjective
1. the comparative of high
noun(usually capital)(in Scotland)
2.
a.
the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education
b.
(as modifier)
Higher Latin
3.
a pass in a particular subject at Higher level
she has four Highers
Examples of 'higher' in a sentence
higher
In the first nine months of this year remortgaging approvals were 15 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Average hourly earnings are expected to be 0.3 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Would it hurt to aim a bit higher, though?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If the tariff could be a bit higher, it would be better.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The economists discovered that in the days after an unexpected defeat the length of the average prison term handed down was 7 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Excluding special payments, underlying dividend flow was 2.6 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Compared with the same time in the previous year, retail sales were 3.2 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Education has been theirs in so much higher a degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The rest will come from higher borrowing and hopes of higher growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Thousands apply and the standard gets higher each year.
The Sun (2015)
This year that number might be three times higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We played a bit higher and had more opportunities.
The Sun (2010)
There are cultural factors in place that will drive higher spending.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The bad news is that this new frugality could soon be offset by higher borrowing costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This time next year higher borrowing costs could be eating up the benefit of rising pay.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
My friends pulled me back but it snapped again and grabbed my hip a bit higher up.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Higher borrowing costs could push them over the edge.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But the final figure is likely to be ten times higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My confidence is going to be a bit higher now.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It just would have been nice if the difficulty bar was set a bit higher early on.
The Sun (2009)
Missing the diagnosis of angina results in a risk to the life of the patient many times higher.
Pantano, James A. (MD) Living with Angina (1991)
So this can be a way of getting clients in and then crossing over and spending on higher priced items.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He should set his standards higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Output in the construction sector was 2.5 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We should lift the standard higher, pointing them to something better.
Christianity Today (2000)
If you want something better, set your standards higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
More affluent households were driving spending higher, while many continued to feel squeezed by rising prices and stagnant incomes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The site's bosses have seen a rise in the number of positions but the standard of jobseekers with degrees is highertoo.
The Sun (2013)
The FTSE-100 closed 0.5 per cent higher.
The Sun (2008)
Bring them back into your chest, then push them out 45 degrees higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Its second tilt at 10.50 is only 5 per cent higher.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All related terms of 'higher'
alto
An alto is a woman who has a low singing voice.
high
Something that is high extends a long way from the bottom to the top when it is upright . You do not use high to describe people, animals, or plants.
anticyclone
An anticyclone is an area of high atmospheric pressure which causes settled weather conditions and, in summer , clear skies and high temperatures .
higher-up
A higher-up is an important person who has a lot of authority and influence .
higher law
an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts
higher rate
(in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit
higher self
a person's spiritual self , as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body
higher degree
a degree taken after your first undergraduate degree
Higher Grade
the advanced level of the Scottish Certificate of Education
Higher Still
a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
Advanced Higher
the highest level of qualification offered within the school system, replacing the former Certificate of Sixth Year Studies
higher criticism
the use of scientific techniques of literary criticism to establish the sources of the books of the Bible
higher education
Higher education is education at universities and colleges.
higher mathematics
abstract mathematics , including number theory and topology , that is more advanced than basic arithmetic , algebra , geometry , and trigonometry
Higher National Diploma
a work-related higher education qualification , taking two years full-time .
Higher National Certificate
a work-related higher education qualification , taking two years part-time , or a year full-time .
Higher Education Funding Council for England
→ the Higher Education Funding Council for England
the Higher Education Funding Council for England
the body which distributes public funds for teaching and research to English universities