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Human Resource Management at Mount Mercy University

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Human Resource Management at Mount Mercy University

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

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705. In 2021, 22 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy.

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.

Mount Mercy Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Mount Mercy Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Mount Mercy 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
Most Focused Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 33
Most Focused Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools 67
Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools 106
Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools 155
Best Value Human Resource Management Schools 251
Best Human Resource Management Schools 271

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in HR from Mount Mercy. This makes it the #147 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Mount Mercy HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mount Mercy is $39,879. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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HR Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 HR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Mount Mercy. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mount Mercy Human Resource Management Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The HR program at Mount Mercy awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Mount Mercy, 86% 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 Mount Mercy University with a master's in HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Mount Mercy also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Human Resources Specialists 5,380 $57,960
Training and Development Specialists 3,190 $53,210
Human Resources Managers 1,570 $110,610
Business Professors 1,110 $114,450
Labor Relations Specialists 660 $62,690

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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