Human Resource Management at Eastern Connecticut State University

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at Eastern Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and approximately 4,644 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 5 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from ECSU.

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.

ECSU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

ECSU Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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 ECSU 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
	107
	141
	159
	176
	187
	226
	240
	248
	263
	275
	286
	308
	319
	491
	525

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in HR from ECSU. This makes it the #160 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at ECSU

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

ECSU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from ECSU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at ECSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

ECSU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at ECSU awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. ECSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from ECSU, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

ECSU 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 Eastern Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies	12
Labor Studies	5

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Human Resources Specialists	6,190	$70,280
Training and Development Specialists	3,200	$74,890
Human Resources Managers	2,720	$143,990
Labor Relations Specialists	1,760	$63,230
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,090	$76,760

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.