The .degree Domain: An Address That Names a Programme
.degree was recorded in the root zone on 22 May 2014, and the IANA entry names Dog Beach, LLC as the sponsoring organisation. The extension runs under the Identity Digital umbrella, yet the legal entity behind it is not Binky Moon, the better-known company in that group. The nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026 counts 1,844 registrations, 987 of which appear in the zone file.
The name suits one thing especially well: putting a single qualification in front. A certificate course, a master's programme, a vocational track, an alumni network. The rule of thumb runs like this — if the address has to stand for a whole institution, an .education domain frames it more broadly; if it stands for one award, .degree lets the left-hand label stay short. Test candidates with a domain name search.
Across the policies Identity Digital publishes, a TLD-specific eligibility document exists for .ltd only; registering .degree involves no check of a diploma, an accreditation or an institutional record. The address says nothing about whether your teaching is recognised. Naming the accrediting body, the length of study, the workload and the graduation conditions on the page itself protects the reader and keeps you clear of arguments later.
.DEGREE Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Dog Beach, LLC
- Root zone record 22 May 2014
- Eligibility condition No verified restriction
- Registered names 1,844 (nTLDstats, 11 August 2026)
- Present in the zone file 987 names, about 54%
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .degree domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.degree Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$12.90 / years -
Transfer
$51.99 / years -
Renewal
$55.99 / years -
Restore
$144.90 -
Late Renewal
$9.36
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.degree Domain Lifecycle
Domain lifecycle
The stages in order, from registration to releaseDomain Is Available (Available)
A .degree address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete the domain is yours for the term you chose. You can renew at any point before expiry to keep it uninterrupted, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Redemption Period (Redemption Period)
The domain is not released the moment it expires — during this window it is still yours and can be recovered. Some extensions charge an extra restore fee at this stage, so renewing before expiry is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete Period (Pending Delete Period)
If the redemption window is missed too, the domain enters the final stage and waits to be deleted. Renewal and recovery are no longer possible here; when the period ends the registration is removed for good.
Domain Is Available Again
Once deletion completes, the domain leaves the system and anyone can register it — popular names are often taken the same minute by someone watching. Keep auto-renewal on so a name you care about never gets this far.
.degree Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.degree Domain Registration
- Document Requirement There are no requirements for buying .degree domain registration
- Character Length 1 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.degree Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
.degree Domain Registration Periods
- Registration Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 years
- Renewal Periods 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 years
- Pre-registration 1 days
- Accounting Period 45 days
- Finalization Period 1 days
- Failure Period 45 days
- Payment Period 45 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Deletion Hold Period 30 days
- Renewal Time 30 Day
Frequently Asked Questions About .degree Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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Anyone may; no eligibility condition has been verified.
Dog Beach, LLC, the sponsoring organisation, asks for no institutional record, accreditation certificate or teaching credential at the point of registration. A university and a one-tutor workshop apply on identical terms. To find out whether the name you want is free, run a domain name search.
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Take .degree for a single qualification and .education for a whole institution.
Scope decides it. A .degree address is a shop window for one programme, so the label on the left needs only the programme name. An institutional address has to hold departments, announcements and admissions pages together, and that asks for a wider frame. Compare it against the .education domain page.
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No. The ending proves nothing about recognition.
Identity Digital publishes a TLD-specific eligibility document for .ltd only, and nothing comparable applies here. Recognition comes from the decision of an accrediting body, never from a domain. Stating that body, the date of its decision and the period it covers on your own page is what keeps the claim defensible.
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The zone holds 1,844 registrations, 987 of them visible in the zone file.
Both figures come from the nTLDstats page accessed on 11 August 2026. A publication rate near 54% means roughly half of what is registered has not been attached to a site yet. In a zone this small, short labels built on a programme name still stand a fair chance.
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Use the name of the programme rather than the name of the school.
Since the ending already carries the word, repeating it on the left wastes room. The pattern that works: the domain names the award, and inner pages carry intake dates and application details. Where several programmes each need a name, try them together in a bulk domain name search.
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Ask your current registrar for the authorisation code first.
During admissions season, downtime translates directly into lost applicants, so schedule the move outside intake weeks and prepare the name servers beforehand. The domain must be unlocked and at least sixty days past its registration date. Check the record through a whois search, then start at domain transfer.
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