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Human Resource Management at University of Pennsylvania

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Human Resource Management at University of Pennsylvania

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 University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 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.

UPenn Human Resource Management Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

UPenn does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UPenn Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Human Resource Management Master’s Program

62% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The HR program at UPenn awarded 50 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a HR master's degree from UPenn, 70% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in HR.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 35
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Human Resources Specialists 24,140 $67,370
Training and Development Specialists 9,690 $65,430
Business Professors 5,490 $91,520
Human Resources Managers 4,840 $130,260
Labor Relations Specialists 4,500 $78,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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