Human Resource Management at Davenport University

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at Davenport University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Davenport University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 6,127 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Davenport University.

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.

Davenport University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Davenport University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Davenport University does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Davenport University Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Davenport 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
Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	62
Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools	90
Most Focused Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	181
	181
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	198
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	199

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in HR from Davenport University. This makes it the #170 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Davenport University Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Davenport University is $40,756. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at Davenport University

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

Davenport University Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of HR bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Davenport University 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 Davenport University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Davenport University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from Davenport University in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Davenport University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Davenport University, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Davenport 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 Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• International Business
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• General Business/Commerce

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 MI, the home state for Davenport University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Human Resources Specialists	16,500	$62,470
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.