Human Resource Management at Georgia Southwestern State University

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

GSW is located in Americus, Georgia and approximately 3,162 students attend the school each year. Of the 140 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southwestern State University in 2021, 18 of them were human resource management majors.

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.

GSW Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at GSW

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

GSW Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at GSW 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 GSW 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
	40
	60
	65
	81
	144
	183
	187
	200
	279
	295
	302
	523

How Much Do HR Graduates from GSW Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at GSW is $33,165. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

HR Student Demographics at GSW

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

GSW Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from GSW. About 28% were men and 72% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Georgia Southwestern State University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GSW 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 Georgia Southwestern State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgia Southwestern State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	18

Related Majors

• Marketing
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia Southwestern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Human Resources Specialists	21,060	$60,230
Training and Development Specialists	9,600	$64,420
Human Resources Managers	5,240	$126,650
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2,810	$64,870
Business Professors	1,930	$94,670

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.