by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. 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 University of Maryland Global Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in HR, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UMGC is in the top 10% of the country for HR. More specifically it was ranked #36 out of 514 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMGC paid an average of $499 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $300 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,200 | $11,976 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
Learn more about UMGC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. HR students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMGC took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $29,478.
The median early career salary of HR students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMGC is $49,299 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $42,441.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the HR bachelor’s degree program at UMGC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMGC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.0% of the HR students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in HR at UMGC in 2019-2020, 53.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 130 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 |
| White | 153 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 61 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 419 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 1,116 |
| Accounting | 224 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 121 |
| International Business | 2 |
| Marketing | 79 |
*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.
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