The 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 Wisconsin - Whitewater. 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UW - Whitewater was ranked #70 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for HR majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Wisconsin.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UW - Whitewater paid an average of $641 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $272 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,519 | $15,391 |
Fees | $1,216 | $1,216 |
Books and Supplies | $580 | $580 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,650 | $7,650 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,150 | $3,150 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Whitewater in HR walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 12% lower than the national average of $29,478.
HR who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Whitewater make an average of $46,899 a year during the early days of their career. That is 11% higher than the national average of $42,441.
Online degrees for the UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.9% 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 UW - Whitewater in 2019-2020, 22.6% 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 | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 48 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 62 |
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 | 95 |
Business Administration & Management | 222 |
Accounting | 133 |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 23 |
Finance & Financial Management | 219 |
*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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