The difference between Graduate student and Postgraduate

When used as nouns, graduate student means a university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or ph.d, whereas postgraduate means a person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.


Postgraduate is also adjective with the meaning: of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

check bellow for the other definitions of Graduate student and Postgraduate

  1. Graduate student as a noun (US):

    A university student, usually already possessing a four-year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.

  1. Postgraduate as a noun:

    A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.

  1. Postgraduate as an adjective:

    Of studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.

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