The main focus area for this major is Organizational Behavior Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Resource Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Northern Kentucky University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in HR, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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BS in Business Administration - Human Resources Management
Prepare to step into a human resources position in nearly any industry in private, nonprofit and government sectors with this specialized online bachelor's in HR from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NKU was ranked #172 on College Factual's Best Schools for HR list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for NKU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NKU paid an average of $828 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $413 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,912 | $19,872 |
Fees | $384 | $384 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,046 | $10,046 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
Learn more about NKU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. HR students who received their bachelor’s degree at NKU took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 5% higher than the national average of $29,478.
The median early career salary of HR students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NKU is $42,123 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $42,441.
Online degrees for the NKU HR bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NKU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in HR in 2019-2020, 59.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in HR at NKU in 2019-2020, 16.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 12 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 90 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Organizational Behavior Studies | 110 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Business/Commerce | 16 |
Business Administration & Management | 306 |
Accounting | 20 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 10 |
Finance & Financial Management | 24 |
*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.