Human Resource Management at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 10,724 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 35 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNY Empire.

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.

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

SUNY Empire does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire 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 Popular Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools	23
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in HR from SUNY Empire. This makes it the #194 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of HR associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in HR only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at SUNY Empire may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in HR at SUNY Empire are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SUNY Empire does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in HR graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from SUNY Empire. About 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Empire since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of HR master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from SUNY Empire, 100% 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 SUNY Empire State College with a master's in HR.

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

SUNY Empire also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Human Resources Specialists	41,300	$75,650
Training and Development Specialists	23,500	$69,910
Human Resources Managers	10,230	$150,280
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	8,810	$76,680

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.