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 Southern Wesleyan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in HR, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at SWU was $498 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,560 | $13,560 |
| Fees | $166 | $166 |
The median early career salary of HR students who receive their master’s degree from SWU is $48,432 per year. That is 8% lower than the national average of $52,685.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. SWU does offer online classes in its HR master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SWU Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their Master’s in HR in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in HR at SWU in 2019-2020, 62.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 25 |
*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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