Graduate Human Resource Management Programs at Western Carolina University

Here is an overview of the graduate program in human resource management at Western. You can earn it at the Master’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 2 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees

Western Graduate Human Resource Management Rankings

#145 in the U.S.

#4 in North Carolina

#19 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Western as a strong choice for human resource management, coming in at #145 out of 356 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Human Resource Management Schools	145 of 356
Best Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina	4 of 5
Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southeast Region	19 of 71

Graduate Human Resource Management Degrees at Western

Here is each degree level granted in human resource management at Western, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	50

Western Human Resource Management Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Carolina University handed out 50 master’s degrees in human resource management.

Master’s Rankings

Western is among the very best schools in the country for human resource management at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	1
Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	13
Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	71

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of human resource management master’s degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

The largest share of human resource management master’s degree graduates at Western were White. Roughly 80% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a master’s in human resource management.

Ethnic diversity of Human Resource Management majors at Western Carolina University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General (Master’s)

Western conferred 50 master’s degrees in human resources management/personnel administration, general in the latest year of data — 86% to women and 14% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (80%).

Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #1
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #9
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools — #48

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