Human Resource Management at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 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.

Northwestern Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at Northwestern 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in hr, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical hr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Northwestern since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Northwestern Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of hr master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

The following hr concentations are available at Northwestern University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies	43

Related Majors

• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management
• General Business/Commerce
• Marketing
• Business Administration & 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Human Resources Specialists	24,540	$62,410
Human Resources Managers	9,960	$119,160
Training and Development Specialists	9,700	$64,790
Labor Relations Specialists	5,400	$58,620
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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