Human Resource Management at American University

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

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in HR.

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.

The American University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at The American University

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? The American University offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

The American University Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students earned a master's degree in HR from The American University. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Related Majors

• International Business
• Real Estate
• Taxation
• 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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Human Resources Specialists	7,270	$93,880
Training and Development Specialists	1,890	$76,690
Human Resources Managers	1,540	$162,410
Business Professors	640	$115,320
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	540	$88,400

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.