Human Resource Management at Washington University in St Louis

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 Washington University in St Louis stacks up to those at other schools.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St Louis in 2021, 20 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.

WUSTL Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at WUSTL 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 Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	212

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in HR from WUSTL. This makes it the #240 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 HR majors earned their bachelor's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of HR master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

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

WUSTL 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
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Human Resources Specialists	12,020	$62,790
Training and Development Specialists	5,460	$61,210
Human Resources Managers	1,750	$116,470
Labor Relations Specialists	1,600	$55,240
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,510	$64,120

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.