Human Resource Management at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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
• Doctorate Degree in HR

Northwestern Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	77

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in HR from Northwestern. This makes it the #201 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Northwestern Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Northwestern is $69,350. This is 59% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 78% were men and 22% were 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 51% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 6 HR students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 33% were men and 67% were 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 6% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.