Human Resource Management & Services

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

26,642

declining 2.79%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$7,514

growing 3.73%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$29,700

growing 2.77%

Average Wage

$90,364

growing 2.64%

People in Workforce

11.2M

growing 3.01%

Average Employee Age

43.7

declining 0.00684%

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The locations with the highest concentration of Human Resource Management & Services degree recipients are Tempe, AZ, Minneapolis, MN, and Webster Groves, MO. The locations with a relatively high number of Human Resource Management & Services degree recipients are Greenwood Village, CO, Bluffton, OH, and South Nyack, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Human Resource Management & Services is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Human Resource Management & Services and the types of students that study this field. University of Phoenix-Arizona awards the most degrees in Human Resource Management & Services in the US, but Universidad Ana G. Mendez and University of the Rockies have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services.

Tuition costs for Human Resource Management & Services majors are, on average, $7,514 for in-state public colleges, and $29,700 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Human Resource Management & Services programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (348 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (10,621 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Human Resource Management & Services

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (10,621 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Human Resource Management & Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,514

Median In-State Public

$29,700

Median Out of State Private

University of Phoenix-Arizona has the most Human Resource Management & Services degree recipients, with 1,166 degrees awarded in 2017.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Human Resource Management & Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Universidad Ana G. Mendez and University of the Rockies have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services, with 50% and 47.1%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Human Resource Management & Services

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Human Resource Management & Services.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $90,364 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

$90,364

Average Wage in Workforce

± $682

2.64%

1 Year Growth

± 1.04%

The average salary for Business majors is $90,364 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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± 79,128

3.01%

1 Year Growth

± 0.975%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.01%, from 10.9M in 2017 to 11.2M in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping & payroll services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Business majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Business in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.7, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students earn the majority (13,346) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

43.7

Average Age in 2018

± 0.0927 Years

0.00684%

1 Year Change

± 0.302%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 48 and 36 years old, which represent 2.69% and 2.67% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Human Resource Management & Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (70.2%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
13,346 degrees awarded
Black or African American
5,356 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
3,258 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
4,596 degrees awarded
White Male
2,374 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
1,295 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Human Resource Management & Services. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

Most Common Countries of Origin

India
170,115 degree recipients
Philippines
134,920 degree recipients
Mexico
131,608 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Mongolia
3.79 times more than expected
Switzerland
2.96 times more than expected
Paraguay
2.87 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (3.79 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (170,115 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Human Resource Management & Services field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Human Resource Management & Services majors need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Human Resource Management & Services majors need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Negotiation, and Programming.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Human Resource Management & Services majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Service Orientation is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Reading Comprehension, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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