Research skills and attitudes in professionals have been currently conceived in higher education as important elements for the access, management and generation of knowledge. The objective of this research article was to establish the relationship between skills and attitudes towards research in students studying for a master’s degree in education at a Peruvian university. The study used a quantitative, descriptive correlational, non-experimental cross-sectional design, which allowed the application of a Research Skills Self-Assessment Scale and another of Myers’ Attitude Scale (1995). The sample consisted of 269 master’s degree students. The results determined that there is a deficient level in the students’ research skills and they assume a low and indifferent attitude towards research. The positive relationship between research skills and attitudes is statistically evident; the skills have a negative influence on cognitive, affective and behavioral attitudes. It is concluded that the development of competencies for the adequate mastery of the research processes has not been achieved.