by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Human Resources Development. 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 Oakland University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in HR, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Oakland paid an average of $1,027 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $773 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,546 | $24,648 |
HR who receive their master’s degree from Oakland make an average of $71,015 a year during the early days of their career. That is 35% higher than the national average of $52,685.
Oakland 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 Oakland Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in HR in 2019-2020, 94.1% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.2% of the HR master’s degrees at Oakland in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Development | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 106 |
| Accounting | 24 |
*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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