What the difference between: master's degree, bachelor's degree, and doctorate
I am confuse with these three words.
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In the United States a bachelor's degree is usually a 4 year degree in a university, following high school. A master's degree is considered a post graduate degree and takes normally two more years of college. (university) It can vary from 1 - 3 years depending on the scholastic field. A doctor's degree or PhD (doctor of philosophy) takes even more study after the master's degree - normally 1 - 3 more years.
Edited to add that by the time someone acheives their Phd, they have studied a field very intensely, have 8 or more years of college, have done research in their field, written and presented a thesis, and probably taught at the university under a full professor.
They are the degrees awarded for different levels of education.
Bachelors degree is a four year college degree. Masters is usually 2 more years. A doctorate is two years plus a research paper.
