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 Towson University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in HR, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Towson was $908 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $439 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,902 | $16,344 |
| Fees | $2,628 | $2,628 |
The median early career salary of HR students who receive their master’s degree from Towson is $63,275 per year. That is 20% higher than the national average of $52,685.
Towson 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 Towson Online Learning page.
About 71.6% of the students who received their Master’s in HR in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in HR at Towson in 2019-2020, 23.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 34 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Development | 67 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Accounting | 17 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 23 |
*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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