by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Labor & Industrial Relations. 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 Michigan State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in HR, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Michigan State paid an average of $1,544 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $786 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,858 | $37,056 |
The median early career salary of HR students who receive their master’s degree from Michigan State is $92,885 per year. That is 76% higher than the national average of $52,685.
Michigan State does not offer an online option for its HR master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Michigan State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in HR in 2019-2020, 62.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the HR master’s degrees at Michigan State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 41 |
| International Students | 7 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 56 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 91 |
| Business Administration & Management | 346 |
| Accounting | 130 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 30 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 27 |
*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.