Master of arts and Master's degree

Master of arts noun - A master's degree in arts and sciences.

Master's degree and master of arts are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Master's degree" instead a noun phrase "Master of arts".

Master's degree noun - An academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree.

Master of arts and master's degree are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Master of arts" with "Master's degree", this phrases are similar.