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

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 11,958 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.

Marshall University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Marshall University Human Resource Management Rankings

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HR Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 HR majors earned their master's degree from Marshall University. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Marshall University, 58% 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 Marshall University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Human Resources Specialists	1,800	$61,240
Training and Development Specialists	1,300	$50,640
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Labor Relations Specialists	690	$41,930
Human Resources Managers	370	$96,950

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.