Asked • 04/19/19

What is the difference between college and graduate school?

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College is a general term for academic pursuit after high school. It's typically reference to a 4 year school that results in a Bachelors degree (also described as a BA Bachelor of Arts or BS Bachelor of Science). Graduate school refers to pursuit of a Master's degree, AFTER a Bachelor's degree is earned. It could also refer to the pursuit of a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), AFTER a Master's degree is earned.
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Shannon T. answered • 05/07/19

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Undergraduate school is what we typically refer to as "college," although graduate school is also college.


Undergraduate school refers to the college education that one pursues in order to obtain an associates degree or a bachelors degree.


Graduate school refers to any college education that one pursues in order to obtain a Masters, Ph.D, MD or JD.



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