It does because terminal master's degrees are cash cows for universities -- they're usually unfunded, so you're subsidizing the department and who knows what you're getting out of it (a master's is, after all, the new bachelor's.)
But it doesn't because a master's degree is often much better-specified (as far as what you have to do to get one), more focused on coursework rather than research, less focused on you doing underpaid labor for the university, and more focused on training for a specific professional path. Of course, there's a big difference between professional master's degrees and academic master's degrees. But in either case, having a fixed length of time in which to finish up and get out makes all the difference.
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Date: 2014-11-13 05:39 pm (UTC)But it doesn't because a master's degree is often much better-specified (as far as what you have to do to get one), more focused on coursework rather than research, less focused on you doing underpaid labor for the university, and more focused on training for a specific professional path. Of course, there's a big difference between professional master's degrees and academic master's degrees. But in either case, having a fixed length of time in which to finish up and get out makes all the difference.