Human Resource Management at Athens State University

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at Athens State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and approximately 2,867 students attend the school each year. Of the 724 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Athens State University in 2021, 24 of them were human resource management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

Athens State University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Athens State University offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Athens State University Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how Athens State University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Athens State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Basic Certificate Schools	58
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools	71
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Focused Human Resource Management Basic Certificate Schools	125
Most Popular Human Resource Management Basic Certificate Schools	125
Most Focused Human Resource Management Schools	158

How Much Do HR Graduates from Athens State University Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Athens State University is $40,295. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

HR Student Demographics at Athens State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Athens State University.

Athens State University Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 HR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Athens State University. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Athens State University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Athens State University also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Human Resources Specialists	5,350	$60,660
Training and Development Specialists	2,330	$60,280
Human Resources Managers	1,280	$105,190
Labor Relations Specialists	1,010	$42,590
Business Professors	840	$98,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.