Graduate
Master's Student Vault
Advance Your Expertise
Graduate study is a different discipline, not harder undergrad. Scholarly writing, real research, a capstone, and a career that moves.
What's inside
Topics covered in this vault
Before the Master's
- MBA vs. specialized master's
- MA vs. MS
- Online vs. campus
- Full-time vs. part-time
- Working while attending school
- Program accreditation
- Tuition
- Employer reimbursement
- Career ROI
- Program reputation
- Admissions requirements
Academic Success
- Graduate-level writing
- Reading scholarly literature
- Research databases
- APA formatting
- Critical analysis
- Case studies
- Presentations
- Group projects
- Managing accelerated courses
- Time management
Research
- Finding scholarly sources
- Peer-reviewed vs. non-peer-reviewed sources
- Literature searches
- Research questions
- Citation management
- Avoiding plagiarism
- Synthesizing literature
Capstone / Thesis
- Understanding capstones
- Selecting a topic
- Planning the project
- Research organization
- Writing schedule
- Working with faculty
- Presentation preparation
Career Advancement
- Updating your résumé after graduate school
- Leveraging your master's degree
- Internal promotion strategy
- Job searching
- Leadership opportunities
- Salary negotiation
- Professional branding
Tools & downloads
Built for this stage
Graduate Research Planner
Capstone Planning Workbook
Graduate Writing Toolkit
Literature Matrix Template
Career Advancement Workbook
What's next?
You've earned your master's. Is a doctorate your next step?
Explore DBA, PhD and EdD pathways, doctoral readiness, and the dissertation process at SBH Doctoral Vault.
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