Human Resource Management at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. In 2021, 81 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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.

NKU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

NKU Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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 major at NKU 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
	31
	50
	58
	103
	112
	168
	172
	173
	240
	260

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in HR from NKU. This makes it the #121 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $41,423. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 81 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in HR from NKU in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	64
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NKU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students graduated with a master's degree in HR from NKU. About 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. NKU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from NKU, 65% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU 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

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies	101

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Management Information Systems

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Human Resources Specialists	7,300	$57,000
Training and Development Specialists	3,120	$54,240
Human Resources Managers	1,550	$94,260
Labor Relations Specialists	1,410	$57,460
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	680	$54,900

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.