Human Resource Management at Wilmington University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Wilmington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and has a total student population of 14,769. Of the 1,831 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wilmington University in 2021, 136 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.

Wilmington University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wilmington University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Wilmington University Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how Wilmington University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Wilmington University 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 Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools	13
Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
	119
	132

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in HR from Wilmington University. This makes it the #112 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Wilmington University Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wilmington University is $44,226. This is 2% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Wilmington University

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

Wilmington University Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 136 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from Wilmington University. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Wilmington University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Wilmington University 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 Wilmington University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	77
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Wilmington University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Wilmington University awarded 22 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• 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 DE, the home state for Wilmington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
Human Resources Specialists	2,210	$67,530
Training and Development Specialists	970	$69,440
Human Resources Managers	390	$144,060

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 Chris Light under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.