I tried to get a PhD, but after a year I figured out the academic life was not for me. So I took a masters degree and left. The masters degree opened doors to me that otherwise would not have been open if I only had a bachelor's.
The more specific the better.
I often hear that CS Masters aren’t worth it financially because it’s not going to particularly get you any job you can’t get without it, and the universities mostly run the MS programs for foreign students that want to purchase US visa access.
My data science team will be hiring soon and there will be a strong preference for candidates who also have masters degrees.
In my experience, people with masters degrees have a better understanding of statistical fundamentals and do a better job of translating business problems into a something that can be modeled using data sci tools.