Human Resource Management at Charleston Southern 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 Charleston Southern University stacks up to those at other schools.

CSU is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 3,350 students attend the school each year. Of the 541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Charleston Southern University in 2021, 15 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.

CSU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at CSU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSU does offer online courses in HR for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

CSU Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at CSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at CSU 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
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	158
Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	165
Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	175
Most Focused Human Resource Management Schools	195
Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	223
	444

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in HR from CSU. This makes it the #224 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSU HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSU is $38,775. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at CSU

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

CSU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at CSU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at CSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at CSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CSU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at CSU awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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

CSU 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
• Hospitality Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance & Financial 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 SC, the home state for Charleston Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Human Resources Specialists	6,740	$57,590
Training and Development Specialists	4,070	$58,010
Human Resources Managers	1,820	$106,500
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	820	$53,940

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 CharlestonSouthern under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.