Human Resource Management at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a HR school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HR program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from CWU.

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.

CWU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

CWU Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at CWU 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
	44
	124
	192
	267

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in HR from CWU. This is the #268 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at CWU awarded 22 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CWU 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

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	22

Related Majors

• Insurance
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• General Sales & Marketing
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business/Managerial Economics

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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Human Resources Specialists	17,250	$72,370
Training and Development Specialists	7,090	$76,800
Human Resources Managers	3,320	$134,070
Labor Relations Specialists	2,280	$77,070
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,870	$75,860

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.