Field specific and depends on whether the work is applied vs research in nature, with applied professions and ones requiring considerable judgment favouring retention of master's degrees.
Master's degrees are frequently found as post-professional designations to denote a specialty. Examples might include:
- a Pharm.D with a Master's in a specific clinical sub-specialty working in a hospital or research setting;
- a JD who might want to be a judge, who works in a theory-heavy specialty, or who works cross-jurisdictionally;
- an MD with training in business who works in operational leadership of a technical firm, or with an epidemiology degree who works in a blended academic research clinic focused on public health research;
- diplomats carrying portfolios like commerce and trade, health, or legal affairs;
- a nurse specializing in cardiac surgery, etc.
So many fields also benefit from the maturity of the candidate, rather than being sling-shot through in minimum time. (Spoken by someone who has done both and sees merits in both, depending on one's personal goals and one's place in the life cycle.)
