Human Resource Management at Marshall University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Marshall University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Marshall University is located in Huntington, West Virginia and has a total student population of 11,958.

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.

Marshall University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Marshall University Human Resource Management 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.

HR Student Demographics at Marshall University

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

Marshall University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Marshall University awarded 24 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Marshall University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Marshall University, 58% 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 Marshall University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Marshall University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Labor & Industrial Relations	24

Related Majors

• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial 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 WV, the home state for Marshall University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Human Resources Specialists	1,800	$61,240
Training and Development Specialists	1,300	$50,640
Business Professors	750	$66,340
Labor Relations Specialists	690	$41,930
Human Resources Managers	370	$96,950

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.