The HR Management Major at Western Illinois University

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General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Western Illinois University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general human resources management/personnel administration, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,490.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WIU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management

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.

WIU does offer online education options in hr management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Bachelor’s Degree

WIU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

The hr management major at WIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. 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.

HR Management Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of hr management bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its hr management bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in hr management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That HR Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hr management 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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