Human Resource Management at Rio Salado College

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

Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 17,362 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.

Rio Salado College Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Rio Salado College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Rio Salado College offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Rio Salado College Human Resource Management Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

HR Student Demographics at Rio Salado College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Rio Salado College.

Rio Salado College Human Resource Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of HR associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in HR only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Rio Salado College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

Rio Salado College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in HR graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Salado College with a associate's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Business Support & Assistant Services
• Insurance
• General Business/Commerce
• Accounting
• 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 AZ, the home state for Rio Salado College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Human Resources Specialists	10,750	$60,820
Training and Development Specialists	8,750	$61,460
Human Resources Managers	3,060	$101,910
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2,090	$60,350
Business Professors	1,070	$100,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.