degree program vs syllabus

degree program and syllabus both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degree program	Yes	No	No	No
syllabus	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, syllabus is a hypernym of degree program; that is, syllabus is a word with a broader meaning than degree program:

Other hypernyms of degree program include course of study, curriculum, program, programme.

degree program (noun)	syllabus (noun)
a course of study leading to an academic degree	an integrated course of academic studies