Human Resource Management at Excelsior College

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 Excelsior College stacks up to those at other schools.

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and approximately 21,974 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 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.

Excelsior College Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Excelsior College awarded 59 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 59% of these degrees went to men with the other 41% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Excelsior College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Telecommunications Management
• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• 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 Excelsior College.

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.