Human Resource Management at Northwest Missouri State University

What traits are you looking for in a HR school? To help you decide if Northwest Missouri State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HR program.

Northwest is located in Maryville, Missouri and has a total student population of 7,267. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Northwest.

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.

Northwest Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Northwest Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how Northwest performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Northwest 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 Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	191

HR Student Demographics at Northwest

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

Northwest Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in HR from Northwest. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Northwest 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 Northwest Missouri State University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• International Business
• Finance & Financial 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 MO, the home state for Northwest Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Human Resources Specialists	12,020	$62,790
Training and Development Specialists	5,460	$61,210
Human Resources Managers	1,750	$116,470
Labor Relations Specialists	1,600	$55,240
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,510	$64,120

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 poster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.