Human Resource Management at Western Michigan University

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 Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

WMU Human Resource Management Rankings

The hr major at WMU 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.

HR Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of hr bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hr at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU 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.

Of the students who received a hr master's degree from WMU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	53
Human Resources Development	13

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Human Resources Specialists	16,500	$62,470
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.