Accepted for a PhD, only want to earn a Master's

It is uncommon to enter into the PhD program with the INTENT of leaving with a masters. It’s unethical and fraudulent to the folks funding you to whom you’ve indicated in your application that you INTEND to pursue a PhD.

However, people leave PhD programs with masters all the time, often when they fail their qualifiers, or when they find that research is no longer what they want to do. A PhD is a hard road.