You might be better off looking at Reddit for this.
https://old.reddit.com/r/GradSchool/
I'm
extremely
close to getting my Master's (literally just one paper submission away), but I can tell you from just going on that sub, you have to be REALLY into your field to go for a PhD. I see a lot of dispirited people in that sub.
I would say for most cases, the amount of work people do for a Master's does not compare to a Doctorate.
For me, I'm done with academia, I have no plans to go for a PhD after this.
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