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Human Resource Management at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Cornell Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at Cornell 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in hr, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hr majors at Cornell University.

Cornell Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical hr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in hr.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 38
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 129
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 34

Cornell Human Resource Management Master’s Program

65% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of hr master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 42
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Labor & Industrial Relations 343
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 36

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Human Resources Specialists 41,300 $75,650
Training and Development Specialists 23,500 $69,910
Human Resources Managers 10,230 $150,280
Business Professors 8,910 $110,500
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 8,810 $76,680

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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