The phrase "a degree based on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the criteria or foundation upon which a degree is awarded, such as coursework, research, or experience.
Example: "She earned a degree based on her extensive research in environmental science."
Alternatives: "a degree derived from" or "a degree determined by".
So when I was 18 and started applying for university – and when tuition fees were £3,000 a year – I had the luxury of choosing a degree based on my interests rather than employment prospects.
Supporters of the courses argue that a growing number of students will soon pick a degree based on whether they think it will prepare them for the jobs market.
He or she will earn in a lifetime about $1 million more than peers without a degree, based on 2012 median wages.
It was a win-win proposition for students, who could afford to obtain a degree based on their salaries from minimum wage summer jobs alone.
They all graduated from French agricultural schools specialized in the horse industry, where they obtained a degree based on topics including basic notions on horse's health, anatomy, physiology, care and management.
You can engage staff members by offering tokens of appreciation whenever you feel necessary, and to a degree based on the size of the accomplishment.
Assuming the number of different antihypertensive drugs represents a marker of the severity of the hypertension [ 15, 16], our results show that variations between the PDD DDD ratios are probably not, or only to a minimal degree, based on differences in the severity of a patient's disease.
Clearly, many students are pushed to pursue a college degree based on out-of-date perceptions of the route to success.
He also attacked Osborne's entire deficit reduction strategy that has been to a large degree based on cutting benefits for working-age people while protecting those for pensioners, who are more likely to vote.
It assumes the modulus is reduced to a certain degree based on its condition (American Concrete Institute 2008a).
We also introduce a satisfaction degree based on the Sigmoid function to combine the decreased energy consumption and the decreased data rate.
