Human Resource Management at Columbia Southern University

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at Columbia Southern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Columbia Southern 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.

Columbia Southern University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in HR (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Columbia Southern University does offer online courses in HR for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Columbia Southern 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
	2
	5
	8
	12
	13
	21
	21
	27
	32
	35
	41
	52
	55
	60
	60
	71
	91
	101
	111
	161

Earnings of Columbia Southern University HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia Southern University is $48,176. This is 11% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 165 HR majors earned their bachelor's degree from Columbia Southern University. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	55
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

Columbia Southern 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

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 Columbia Southern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	165

Related Majors

• 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 Columbia Southern 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.