Human Resource Management at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

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.

Penn State University Park Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Penn State University Park Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at Penn State University Park 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.

HR Student Demographics at Penn State University Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hr majors at Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Penn State University Park Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

44% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical hr bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State University Park since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hr at Penn State University Park 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	144
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Penn State University Park Human Resource Management Master’s Program

71% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of hr master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. Penn State University Park does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a hr master's degree from Penn State University Park, 67% 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 Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus with a master's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

If you plan to be a hr major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Human Resources Specialists	24,140	$67,370
Training and Development Specialists	9,690	$65,430
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Human Resources Managers	4,840	$130,260
Labor Relations Specialists	4,500	$78,320

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
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