grad degreees and phd 's are given out like candy these days,especially ones paid for by the govt. They are meaninglesss. The schools(essentially just a business) are getting rich and the public is getting fooled.
It all depends on what school you get you degree from. A masters from some city school is a token degree to justify the city taking more tax dollars from hard working people to pay some lazy govt worker.
I would not be impressed by anyones credentials unless you know what school they earned their degree from.