by our College Data Analytics TeamHuman Resource Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at George Washington University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in HR, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
HR who receive their master’s degree from GWU make an average of $68,219 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $52,685.
Online degrees for the GWU HR master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.6% of the HR students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Around 26.1% of HR master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 57 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
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 | 80 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 12 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 279 |
| Accounting | 84 |
| Hospitality Management | 29 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 72 |
*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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