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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
I've heard it reflects badly if you do your PhD at the same place as your undergrad. Is the same true if you have a different undergrad but a Masters and PhD from the same institution?

I'm currently in a terminal Masters program which results in not only the degree but a industry credential, thus why I am in this program instead of going directly to PhD. However, my long-term goal is to teach at the university level. My main interest is teaching but I would be pleased to be involved in research as well.

I am happy with this geographic location and with the faculty in my department, and would be interested in staying here for a PhD. Is this something that would come back to bite me if I were to finish a PhD here then go out to find a job as a professor and/or researcher?
gpt
The stigma attached to this varies a lot by field and is mostly an outdated concept. Your collaborative opportunities aren't as strongly tied to your geographical location anymore.  
  
*If* you're going to move, move up. Don't move just for the sake of moving.