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A '''graduate''' is, in a general sense, any person who has earned a [[university]] [[degree]]. More specifically, in the academic world, it refers to a student who is studying for a [[masters]] or higher degree, having already earned their [[bachelor's degree]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Commonwealth]], the term '''postgraduate''' is used instead. | A '''graduate''' is, in a general sense, any person who has earned a [[university]] [[degree]]. More specifically, in the academic world, it refers to a student who is studying for a [[masters]] or higher degree, having already earned their [[bachelor's degree]]. In the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Commonwealth]], the term '''postgraduate''' is used instead. | ||
| − | "Bachelor's degree or higher", a phrase often used interchangeably with "graduate", is a category commonly used by the [[United States]] [[Census Bureau]] in measuring levels of [[education]]al attainment within the population. In 2003 27.2% of the population in the United States had an educational attainment described as "Bachelor's degree or higher," meaning that 27.2% of the population had either a Bachelor's or a higher degree.<ref name="US Census Bureau, educational attainment in the U.S., 2003">[ | + | "Bachelor's degree or higher", a phrase often used interchangeably with "graduate", is a category commonly used by the [[United States]] [[Census Bureau]] in measuring levels of [[education]]al attainment within the population. In 2003 27.2% of the population in the United States had an educational attainment described as "Bachelor's degree or higher," meaning that 27.2% of the population had either a Bachelor's or a higher degree.<ref name="US Census Bureau, educational attainment in the U.S., 2003">[https://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/p20-550.pdf|title=US Census Bureau, educational attainment in the U.S., 2003]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 14:29, April 9, 2019
A graduate is, in a general sense, any person who has earned a university degree. More specifically, in the academic world, it refers to a student who is studying for a masters or higher degree, having already earned their bachelor's degree. In the United Kingdom and Commonwealth, the term postgraduate is used instead.
"Bachelor's degree or higher", a phrase often used interchangeably with "graduate", is a category commonly used by the United States Census Bureau in measuring levels of educational attainment within the population. In 2003 27.2% of the population in the United States had an educational attainment described as "Bachelor's degree or higher," meaning that 27.2% of the population had either a Bachelor's or a higher degree.[1]