Human Resource Management at Athens State University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Athens State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Athens State University is located in Athens, Alabama and has a total student population of 2,867. In 2021, 24 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from Athens State University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

Athens State University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Athens State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Athens State University does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Athens State University Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Athens State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Athens State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	36
	47
	52
	58
	71
	111
	112
	125
	125
	140
	158
	165
	196
	255

Earnings of Athens State University HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Athens State University is $40,295. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at Athens State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Athens State University.

Athens State University Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at Athens State University awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Athens State University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Athens State University also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

The following HR concentations are available at Athens State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Athens State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	24

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Athens State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Human Resources Specialists	5,350	$60,660
Training and Development Specialists	2,330	$60,280
Human Resources Managers	1,280	$105,190
Labor Relations Specialists	1,010	$42,590
Business Professors	840	$98,110

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dpepper73 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.