Graduate, Master's, and Ph.D. are different academic qualifications and degree stages with the following differences:
Education: Graduate students are academic qualifications, and master's and doctoral degrees are degrees. Graduate students include master's students and doctoral students, and the term "graduate students" generally refers to master's students, and doctoral students are called doctors.
Degree: A master's degree is a degree, while a doctorate is a higher degree than a master's. After graduating with a master's degree, students can continue to study for a doctorate.
Stage: Postgraduate students are the stage of further study after graduating from the undergraduate level, while doctoral students are at the stage of further study for advanced degrees at the master's level. Both master's and doctoral degrees require the completion of certain coursework and scientific research work, but the requirements for doctoral degrees are higher, and they need to publish high-level ** or achieve independent scientific research results.
Duration: The duration of master's degree is generally 2 to 3 years, and the duration of doctoral degree is generally 4 to 5 years. A Ph.D. takes longer to complete studies and research work than a master's.
Research directions: The research directions of master's and doctoral degrees are different. The master's degree mainly focuses on learning knowledge that has matured in the field of one's own direction, biased towards application, mainly realized in the laboratory, focusing on engineering thinking and solving practical problems. PhDs, on the other hand, are more focused on scientific research innovation and exploration, and need to make important original contributions in a certain field.
Employment: Doctoral graduates are more inclined to engage in teaching and research in universities and research institutions, while master's graduates are more engaged in practical work in enterprises and departments.