The difference lies in different degrees, different application types and different academic certificates. 1, different degrees: On-the-job master's degree is a kind of on-the-job graduate student, and the degree is divided into master's degree and doctor's degree.

2. Different application types: In-service master's application types include Shen Shuo, part-time graduate students, and Chinese-foreign cooperative education masters, while in-service graduate students include in-service masters and in-service doctors.

3. Different academic qualifications: the academic qualifications of in-service masters will indicate that the learning method is "part-time", while the master of Chinese-foreign cooperative education has obtained a foreign master's degree certificate.