Human Resource Management at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from Salem State.

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.

Salem State Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Salem State Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Salem 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 Salem 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
	147
	170
	203
	267
	276
	292
	394

HR Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from Salem State. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its HR bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Salem 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	19

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• International Business
• Hospitality 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Human Resources Specialists	17,130	$75,700
Training and Development Specialists	7,490	$75,270
Human Resources Managers	6,310	$140,640
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Labor Relations Specialists	2,640	$72,500

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.