It's quite irrelevant, even in Europe. I still have to meet someone that cares (from small companies to fang / fortune 500) a part from the one doing the maste

It's quite irrelevant, even in Europe. I still have to meet someone that cares (from small companies to fang / fortune 500) a part from the one doing the master. Just because your degree is paid with your future taxes and won't be a life debt like in the US/UK, it doesn't mean that N years of your life don't have value. Once you have a bachelor's you pass the screening "has a degree" and then it's up to your skills during the interview. I've met several accomplished CTO / VP (in large companies) without a degree (albeit the wouldn't have qualified for joining a fang). I decided to play it safe, to keep doors open and got a bachelor's degree in EU (for "free" aka less than 10k) while working - and I still felt it was mostly wasted time / money / stress.