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You don’t get a promotion because you have a masters, or you take on projects, or get any certification or you stay late and work hard. Those are lies. People who communicate proficiently enough making the complex simple while making others feel good about themselves (Lead) get promotions.
It seems like the pendulum has swung to the certificate side over a degree. I hold a doctorate and find it extremely difficult to find work and see that most job postings require certifications and desire degrees. Notice the slightest change in language as it seems to suggest the latest trend. I can’t say why a few number of hours is worth more than years of study but it seems that way.
To add to this, PhD are usually highly specialized in certain areas and there is a balance that employers are seeking between education vs practical experience.
I’ve worked in and around recruiting for many years and most HR departments are looking for an MBA more than a higher education in a specific dedicated field. Even for those fields, you usually only want a handful at the most (e.g. I/O Psych, Data Science).
As someone who has a certs and an MS in IO, the quick answer is no, they are not equivalent. Determining what will make the most sense for you is what your long term career goals are, what experience you already have, and what time you have to commit to a potential cert/program.
Not necessarily roles but you may find job postings that spitulate wanting a particular cert like prosci or a SHRM cert as a requirement and in cases where you have a masters but not that cert you will auto selected out. Not necessarily because the cert is more valuable or that your masters doesn't give the necessary domain knowledge but simply because the system/recruiter is looking to check particular boxes.
Or if you're in consulting, a client may want someone who a particular background in a methodology they use and the cert is an easy way to check that off.