Human Resource Management at University of Houston

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at University of Houston stacks up to those at other schools.

UH is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 47,090 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,890 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Houston in 2021, 115 of them were human resource management majors.

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.

UH Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

UH Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at UH 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
Best Value Human Resource Management Schools	239
Most Focused Human Resource Management Schools	343

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in HR from UH. This makes it the #109 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from UH Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH is $40,455. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

HR Student Demographics at UH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at University of Houston.

UH Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 115 HR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	32
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UH Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 23 HR students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UH, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Corporate Communications
• General Sales & Marketing

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Human Resources Specialists	47,880	$67,190
Training and Development Specialists	24,230	$65,960
Human Resources Managers	8,210	$128,310
Business Professors	6,060	$110,450
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	5,800	$68,990

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.