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 Western Michigan 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at WMU paid an average of $1,268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $682 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,360 | $30,432 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
HR who receive their master’s degree from WMU make an average of $59,350 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% higher than the national average of $52,685.
Online degrees for the WMU 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 WMU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in HR in 2019-2020, 63.6% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.5% of the HR master’s degrees at WMU in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Human Resource Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Human Resources Development | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to human resource management.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 95 |
| Accounting | 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.