Human Resource Management at George Washington University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 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.

GWU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

GWU Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at GWU 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in hr, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hr at GWU 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 George Washington University with a bachelor's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GWU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of hr master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	47
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

If you plan to be a hr major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	119
Organizational Behavior Studies	60
Human Resources Development	38

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Real Estate
• Hospitality 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Human Resources Specialists	7,270	$93,880
Training and Development Specialists	1,890	$76,690
Human Resources Managers	1,540	$162,410
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	540	$88,400

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 Michiel1972 under License

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