Human Resource Management at University of the Southwest

What traits are you looking for in a hr school? To help you decide if University of the Southwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hr program.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year.

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.

USW Human Resource Management Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in HR

USW Human Resource Management Rankings

HR Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Human Resource Management Master’s Program

71% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of hr master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in hr each year. USW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a hr master's degree from USW, 57% 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 the Southwest with a master's in hr.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

The following hr concentations are available at University of the Southwest. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Human Resources Management and Services	8

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Human Resources Specialists	2,740	$61,300
Training and Development Specialists	2,040	$56,520
Human Resources Managers	500	$100,160
Labor Relations Specialists	230	$64,350
Business Professors	220	$78,890

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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