Human Resource Management at Johnson & Wales University - Online

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

JWU Online is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,152 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from JWU Online.

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.

JWU Online Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at JWU Online

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.

JWU Online does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

JWU Online Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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 JWU Online 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
	4
	21
	21
	73
	89
	137
	144
	173
	210
	235
	245
	271
	376

In 2021, 47 students received their master’s degree in HR from JWU Online. This makes it the #60 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at JWU Online

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Johnson & Wales University - Online.

JWU Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 HR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from JWU Online, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at JWU Online 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 Johnson & Wales University - Online with a bachelor's in HR.

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

JWU Online Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a master’s in HR from JWU Online in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Johnson & Wales University - Online with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

JWU Online 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

If you plan to be a HR major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johnson & Wales University - Online. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	50

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• Entrepreneurial Studies

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 RI, the home state for Johnson & Wales University - Online.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Human Resources Specialists	1,910	$72,960
Training and Development Specialists	860	$73,650
Labor Relations Specialists	580	$67,720
Business Professors	400	$127,400
Human Resources Managers	320	$154,460

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.