academic degree, degree - an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study; "he earned his degree at Princeton summa cum laude"

ArtsD, Doctor of Arts - an honorary arts degree

Doctor of Fine Arts - an honorary degree in fine arts

Doctor of Humane Letters - an honorary degree in letters

Doctor of Humanities - an honorary degree in the humanities

Doctor of Laws, LLD - an honorary law degree

Doctor of Science, ScD, DS - an honorary degree in science