The major hurdle in a Master's degree is the thesis. Spending half a year writing and defending a scientific work requires and trains skills that are usually no

The major hurdle in a Master's degree is the thesis. Spending half a year writing and defending a scientific work requires and trains skills that are usually not acquired in the industry. Master's degrees that do not require a thesis defense are imo not really "master's" degrees since the student has not demonstrated "mastery" over any particular subject.