Human Resource Management at University of Rhode Island

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

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Human Resource Management Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in HR

URI Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hr majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Human Resource Management Master’s Program

50% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of hr master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. URI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

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

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

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 University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	34
Labor & Industrial Relations	9

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Human Resources Specialists	1,910	$72,960
Training and Development Specialists	860	$73,650
Labor Relations Specialists	580	$67,720
Business Professors	400	$127,400
Human Resources Managers	320	$154,460

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.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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