The HR Management Major at Purdue University - Main Campus

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General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general human resources management/personnel administration, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in HR Management (Less Than 1 Year)
Master’s Degree in HR Management

Purdue General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

HR Management Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hr management majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Program

75% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of hr management master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in hr management each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in hr management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That HR Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hr management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Human Resources Specialists	12,460	$56,140
Training and Development Specialists	5,290	$57,240
Labor Relations Specialists	2,370	$66,520
Human Resources Managers	2,200	$101,910

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
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