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Pennsylvania State University - World Campus Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in HR, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s in HR

#30 in the U.S
#5 in Pennsylvania

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Penn State World Campus was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for HR list. It is also ranked #5 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State World Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools 9
Best Online Human Resource Management Schools 10
Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Veterans 16
Most Popular Colleges for Human Resource Management 18
Highest Paid Human Resource Management Graduates 18
Most Focused Colleges for Human Resource Management 21
Best Colleges for Human Resource Management 30

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in HR from Penn State World Campus Cost?

$13,988 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State World Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Penn State World Campus paid an average of $555 per credit hour in 2018-2019. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $13,484 $13,484
Fees $504 $504
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840

Learn more about Penn State World Campus tuition and fees.

Penn State World Campus HR Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 Penn State World Campus took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 8% lower than the national average of $29,478.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in HR From Penn State World Campus?

$49,000 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

HR who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State World Campus make an average of $49,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 15% higher than the national average of $42,441.

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Does Penn State World Campus Offer an Online Bachelor’s in HR?

Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the HR bachelor’s degree program at Penn State World Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Penn State World Campus Online Learning page.

Penn State World Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for HR

125 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
53.6% Women
26.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2018-2019 academic year, there were 125 bachelor’s degrees in HR handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 53.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in HR in 2018-2019 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 68.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 26.4% of HR bachelor’s degree recipients at Penn State World Campus in 2018-2019 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 16
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1
White 87
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

Bachelor’s in HR Focus Areas at Penn State World Campus

Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Labor & Industrial Relations 45
Organizational Behavior Studies 80

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business/Commerce 166
Accounting 42
Entrepreneurial Studies 1
Finance & Financial Management 62
Marketing 19

View All Human Resource Management Related Majors >

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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