Resume template · Updated October 2026
Resume template for master's degree holders
Short answer
Daniel works for a master's graduate in a design or research field: skills come first, then jobs and the capstone, and its rounded grey heading pills give the page a softer look than plain rules. The fictional sample holds an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction from 2025, with a graduate research assistantship, an internship and a sponsored capstone, and now works as a UX researcher.
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Why Daniel suits a master's degree resume
Daniel prints skills before experience and projects before education, so research methods lead, the UX job and the assistantship follow, and the sponsored capstone sits just above the degree it came from. The rounded grey heading pills suit a researcher or designer who wants something softer than a page built only from rules.
Second choice: FAANGPath. FAANGPath keeps the same section order with plain full-width rules; choose it for a technical master's such as computer science or data science.
What goes in each section, in Daniel's order
Daniel prints its sections in a fixed order, the same in the PDF and the Word file. Here is that order for this sample, and what to put in each section.
- Professional Summary. Name the master's and its field in the first sentence when it is your main qualification for the role, then the work you have done since. One phrase about your undergraduate field is enough, and only if it adds something, as psychology does for research.
- Skills. Daniel prints skills in a three-column grid without group labels, so methods go in the first group and software in the second. A method from a graduate course belongs here only if you have used it on a real study.
- Work Experience. A graduate assistantship is a job: give the lab or department, the dates and what you ran yourself. It sits below any post-degree job, newest first.
- Projects. A sponsored capstone or thesis earns its own entry: the sponsor type, team size and what changed because of the work. For a thesis, give the title and one line on the method.
- Education. Master's on top, bachelor's below it. Note the thesis or capstone track in the detail line; a graduate GPA can stay for a year or two if it is high, but it is optional.
The sample resume as text
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Amara Nwosu
UX Researcher, M.S. Human-Computer Interaction
Seattle, WA | amara.nwosu@example.com | (206) 555-0151 | linkedin.com/in/sample-amara-nwosu
UX researcher with an M.S. in Human-Computer Interaction and a year in industry running interviews, usability tests and surveys for a health app. Turns findings into short readouts that product teams act on in the next sprint. Undergraduate background in psychology; comfortable with qualitative coding and basic statistics.
Experience
UX Researcher, Brightwell Health Apps, Seattle, WA (08/2025 to Present)
- Plan and run about four studies a quarter, from moderated usability tests to a 1,200-response survey.
- Rewrote the onboarding interview guide; the product team now reuses it for every new feature.
- Present each study in a 20-minute readout with video clips and three recommendations.
UX Research Intern, Pinecrest Mobility, Remote (06/2024 to 09/2024)
- Ran 12 remote interviews with transit riders and coded them on a shared affinity board.
- Drafted the persona update the design team used for the trip planner redesign.
Graduate Research Assistant, Interaction Lab, Puget Sound Institute of Technology, Seattle, WA (09/2023 to 06/2025)
- Recruited and ran 40 participants in a study of voice assistant errors with older adults.
- Cleaned the study data in R and drafted the methods section of the lab's conference paper.
- Managed participant scheduling and consent records for the lab.
Projects
Capstone: medication reminder redesign for a regional pharmacy chain: Sponsored M.S. capstone, four-person team, 01/2025 to 06/2025.
- Led 15 contextual interviews with pharmacy customers and technicians.
- Tested two prototypes; the sponsor adopted the simpler refill flow in its next release.
Education
Master of Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Puget Sound Institute of Technology (06/2025). Non-thesis track with sponsored capstone. Two-year graduate research assistantship
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Spokane Valley College (05/2023)
Skills
Usability testing, Semi-structured interviews, Survey design, Thematic analysis, Basic statistics, Figma, Dovetail, Qualtrics, R, Research readouts, Stakeholder workshops
How to make the sample yours
Say whether you wrote a thesis
On a thesis track, add "Thesis:" and the title to the master's detail line, since research hiring managers look for it. On a non-thesis track, the capstone in Projects does that job.
Use the assistantship title from your appointment
Teaching assistant, research assistant and graduate assistant are different roles. Copy the title on your appointment letter and name the department or lab that funded you.
Aim the summary at your next role
The sample targets UX research. A master's in public health would point at program evaluation instead and fill the skills grid with that field's methods.
Strip the bachelor's down
With a master's on the page, the bachelor's needs only degree, field, school and year. Keep undergraduate honors if they are notable; drop coursework and GPA.
Link a case study you are allowed to share
A portfolio page with a redacted study shows how you work. Check your capstone sponsor's rules before publishing anything from the project.
Keywords to keep where they are true
Terms this kind of resume is usually searched for. Use the posting's exact wording, and only for work you have done.
- M.S. Human-Computer Interaction
- UX research
- usability testing
- user interviews
- survey design
- thematic analysis
- research synthesis
- personas
- Figma
- Qualtrics
- graduate research assistant
- sponsored capstone
- research readouts
Mistakes to avoid
- Showing the master's only at the bottom when the job requires one. Put it in the headline or summary as well.
- Writing "Master's degree" with no field or type. "M.S. Human-Computer Interaction" is what a screener checks against the requirement.
- Turning every graduate course into a skill. Keep the methods you have applied to real participants or data.
- Leaving the assistantship out because it paid a stipend. Two years of research work is experience.
How the sample PDF reads in text extractors
We exported this sample with Resumity's PDF exporter in Chrome on 2026-10-29 and read the file back with three open-source text extractors. This shows whether software that turns a PDF into text can recover it; it is not a test of any commercial applicant tracking system. How we test templates.
| Extractor | Name, email, phone | Headings | Bullets intact |
|---|---|---|---|
| pdf.js 4.10.38 | All found | 5 of 5 | 10 of 10 |
| pdftotext (Xpdf) 4.00 | All found | 5 of 5 | 10 of 10 |
| pypdf 6.13.0 | All found | 5 of 5 | 10 of 10 |
Frequently asked questions
How do I list a master's and a bachelor's degree on a resume?
Newest first: the master's on top with field, school and date, the bachelor's below it in the same format.
Should I put my thesis title on my resume?
Yes, if the thesis relates to the job or shows a method the employer uses. Add it to the master's entry; it can come off after a few years in industry.
How do I show a master's degree I am still completing?
Write the degree and field with "Expected" and the month you will finish. If you study part-time while working, keep your job first and name the program in the summary.
Is a graduate assistantship work experience?
Yes. List it under experience with your title, the department or lab and the dates, and describe the research or teaching you did.
Do I need to include my graduate GPA?
Only if a posting asks for it or it is high and recent. Otherwise, the line is better spent on a project result.
Will applicant tracking systems read this Daniel PDF?
The sample PDF read back with its contact details, all 5 section headings and all 10 bullets intact in three open-source text extractors (pdf.js, pdftotext and pypdf). Commercial systems such as Workday, Greenhouse or Taleo were not tested, and each employer configures its own.
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