What is the difference between a M.S graduate degree and a Masters graduate degree ?
The exact degree requirements will vary slightly depending upon the educational institution itself. Where I went to school you could get a “Master of ‘abc'” or a “M.S. of ‘abd'”. (Note the regular “Masters” was also known as the Masters of Arts degree.) The difference being that the M.S. degree required a few extra courses in the degree plan and these courses were required to be a specific science designated within the degree. In some cases the “M.S.” degree requirements were also more involved in the research project. In any case the M.S. degree requirements are generally more demanding than the Masters of Arts degree.
Master’s degrees fall into various categories, but there are generally 4 or so overarching categories. M.A. Master’s of Arts – most fine arts, humanities, and behavioral science degrees (sociology, economics) fall into this category M.S. Master’s of Science – most natural science, computer science and sometimes behavioral science (especially applied, like applied psychology or counseling psychology) fall into this category. {just as an aside, some schools, like Johns Hopkins, refers to their M.S. degrees as Sci.M, but for all intents and purposes, its the same} M. Ed – Master’s in Education. Meaning you have a degree in one of the Educational disciplines, like…Education, or Special Ed, or Instruction, or Guidance and Counseling, etc. MSW – Master’s of Social Work. Having a concentration in that one field. Similarly, an MDiv is a Master’s of Divinity, having a concentration in this. So is a Master’s in Public Health (MPH). These are considered SPECIALIZED degrees, in fields that aren’
