Human Resources Development at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,119. Of the 346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 44 of them were human resources development majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resources Development section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Illinois University Human Resources Development Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Human Resources Development Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR development progam at Northeastern Illinois University 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 development major at Northeastern Illinois University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resources Development. 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
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	15
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	53
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	57

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in HR development from Northeastern Illinois University. This makes it the #21 most popular school for HR development master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Development Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Human Resources Development Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in HR development from Northeastern Illinois University in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR development bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Northeastern Illinois University Human Resources Development Master’s Program

Of the 13 HR development students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Northeastern Illinois University, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the HR development master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Northeastern Illinois University also has a doctoral program available in HR development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That HR Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Training and Development Specialists	9,700	$64,790

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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.