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Human Resource Management at Western Illinois University

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

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,560 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in 2021, 15 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.

WIU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at WIU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WIU does offer online courses in HR for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

WIU Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at WIU 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 WIU 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 Focused Human Resource Management Schools 455

How Much Do HR Graduates from WIU Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at WIU is $39,583. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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HR Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The HR program at WIU awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at WIU 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Human Resources Specialists 24,540 $62,410
Human Resources Managers 9,960 $119,160
Training and Development Specialists 9,700 $64,790
Labor Relations Specialists 5,400 $58,620
Business Professors 4,030 $107,910

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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