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What if you graduate with an associate or bachelor's degree instead?

umvi 6y ago
"graduate degree" (pronounced gra-jə-wət) is generally understood to mean master's degree (or uncommonly, PhD). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school
- Minor49er 6y ago
  So according to your link and yourself, a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Also, I don't think you intended it to be this way, but your inclusion of the pronunciation comes off as condescending.
  - umvi 6y ago
    I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. (gra-jə-wāt vs. gra-jə-wət) > a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. "graduate degree" is very common and generally unambiguous. "undergraduate degree" = bachelor's degree, etc. "graduate degree" = master's degree, etc. "postgraduate degree" = doctorate, etc.
    - dragonwriter 6y ago
      > Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. I've never seen people use the terms this way, and every source I find confirms what I have consistently seen in use, that “graduate degree” and “post-graduate degree” are synonyms that refer to academic (usually not professional, though that varies by context) degrees which typically require a preceding degree of bachelor’s or higher.
    - Minor49er 6y ago
      >I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. You should really learn about linguistic morphology.
    - loco5niner 6y ago
      Sorry, but those are very ambiguous.

umvi 6y ago

"graduate degree" (pronounced gra-jə-wət) is generally understood to mean master's degree (or uncommonly, PhD). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school

Minor49er 6y ago
So according to your link and yourself, a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Also, I don't think you intended it to be this way, but your inclusion of the pronunciation comes off as condescending.
- umvi 6y ago
  I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. (gra-jə-wāt vs. gra-jə-wət) > a graduate degree may encompass both master's and doctoral degrees, which would only serve to obscure the meaning. Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. "graduate degree" is very common and generally unambiguous. "undergraduate degree" = bachelor's degree, etc. "graduate degree" = master's degree, etc. "postgraduate degree" = doctorate, etc.
  - dragonwriter 6y ago
    > Nope, 99% of the time "graduate degree" == "master's degree". Usually "postgraduate degree" is used to refer to doctoral degrees. I've never seen people use the terms this way, and every source I find confirms what I have consistently seen in use, that “graduate degree” and “post-graduate degree” are synonyms that refer to academic (usually not professional, though that varies by context) degrees which typically require a preceding degree of bachelor’s or higher.
  - Minor49er 6y ago
    >I only included the pronunciation because you used a version of "graduate" in your original comment that has a different pronunciation and different meaning. You should really learn about linguistic morphology.
  - loco5niner 6y ago
    Sorry, but those are very ambiguous.