Human Resource Management at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 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.

Cornell Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR
• Doctorate Degree in HR

Cornell Human Resource Management Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students graduated with a master's degree in HR from Cornell. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	62
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Real Estate
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Human Resources Specialists	41,300	$75,650
Training and Development Specialists	23,500	$69,910
Human Resources Managers	10,230	$150,280
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	8,810	$76,680

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.