In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Human Resource Management & Services degree recipients are Phoenix, AZ, Millcreek, UT, and Minneapolis, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Human Resource Management & Services is a bachelors degree.
Tuition costs for Human Resource Management & Services majors are, on average, $8,038 for in-state public colleges, and $33,150 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 (368 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (11,448 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services, is Public, 4-year or above (11,448 completions in 2022).
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.
Out of all institutions that offer Human Resource Management & Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Human Resource Management & Services, with 100%.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
11.9M
2022 Workforce
± 81,438
2.36%
1 Year Growth
± 0.948%
The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.36%, from 11.7M in 2021 to 11.9M in 2022.
The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (9.23%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 43.9.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (12,969 students).
The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Human Resource Management & Services is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
43.9
Average Age in 2022
± 0.0912 Years
0.00756%
1 Year Change
± 0.294%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Business. The most common ages of employees with this major are 40 and 36 years old, which represent 2.65% and 2.62% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Human Resource Management & Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
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.
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
177,507 degree recipients
Mexico
149,786 degree recipients
Philippines
140,210 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Mongolia
2.8 times more than expected
Norway
2.59 times more than expected
Zimbabwe
2.49 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Mongolia that hold Business degrees (2.8 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 (177,507 degree recipients).
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 Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation, and Persuasion.
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 Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Speaking, Active Listening, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.