Human Resource Management at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 HR majors earned their master's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from UT Knoxville, 68% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Human Resources Specialists	12,190	$58,700
Training and Development Specialists	5,280	$59,460
Business Professors	2,540	$78,220
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,880	$59,150
Training and Development Managers	1,110	$97,980

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 Nightryder84 under License

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