Human Resource Management at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and has a total student population of 61,369. Of the 2,553 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University - Main Campus in 2021, 52 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.

Ohio State Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Ohio State Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Ohio State 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 major at Ohio State 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
	49
	49
	61
	101
	141
	170
	237
	276

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in HR from Ohio State. This makes it the #71 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.

How Much Do HR Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $45,593. This is 5% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Ohio State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Ohio State Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Ohio State in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	39
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Ohio State Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Ohio State awarded 40 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Ohio State 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	92

Related Majors

• Insurance
• Real Estate
• International Business
• Hospitality Management
• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Human Resources Specialists	23,760	$62,790
Training and Development Specialists	11,090	$59,540
Labor Relations Specialists	5,580	$47,600
Human Resources Managers	4,560	$123,680
Business Professors	3,900	$108,400

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.