Human Resource Management at Minnesota State University - Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and approximately 14,761 students attend the school each year. Of the 551 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Minnesota State University - Mankato in 2021, 44 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.

Minnesota State Mankato Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Minnesota State Mankato

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Minnesota State Mankato Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Minnesota State Mankato 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
	23
	37
	46
	94
	243
	338
	420

How Much Do HR Graduates from Minnesota State Mankato Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Minnesota State Mankato is $36,766. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at Minnesota State Mankato

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

Minnesota State Mankato Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at Minnesota State Mankato awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Minnesota State Mankato since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Minnesota State Mankato 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies	44

Related Majors

• International Business
• Construction Management
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Mankato.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Human Resources Specialists	12,670	$64,490
Training and Development Specialists	6,300	$65,420
Human Resources Managers	4,370	$122,330
Labor Relations Specialists	2,490	$74,490
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,570	$71,380

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 SaiketTewary under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.