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Human Resource Management at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 World Campus Human Resource Management Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in HR (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in HR
Bachelor’s Degree in HR
Master’s Degree in HR

Penn State World Campus Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at Penn State World Campus 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 World Campus

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

Penn State World Campus Human Resource Management Associate’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of hr associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in hr only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Penn State World Campus may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in hr at Penn State World Campus are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a associate's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Penn State World Campus Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% 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 World Campus since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hr at Penn State World Campus 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 - World Campus with a bachelor's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	87
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Penn State World Campus Human Resource Management Master’s Program

78% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of hr master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Of the students who received a hr master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 63% 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 - World Campus with a master's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	88
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 - World 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 - World 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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