As nouns the difference between postgraduate and phd
is that postgraduate is a person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course while PhD is alternative form of Ph.D.|lang=en.
As an adjective postgraduate
is those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
postgraduate
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(US, Australia, New Zealand) A person continuing to study in a field after having successfully completed a degree course.
Synonyms
* graduate student (UK )
Adjective
(-)
Those studies which take place after having successfully completed a degree course.
Antonyms
* pregraduate
* undergraduate
Derived terms
* postgrad