Human Resource Management at Northern Kentucky 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 Northern Kentucky University stacks up to those at other schools.

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

NKU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

NKU Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of HR master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from NKU, 65% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Business/Corporate Communications
• Management Information Systems
• Business Administration & Management
• Accounting
• General Business/Commerce

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Human Resources Specialists	7,300	$57,000
Training and Development Specialists	3,120	$54,240
Human Resources Managers	1,550	$94,260
Labor Relations Specialists	1,410	$57,460
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	680	$54,900

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.