Human Resource Management at Southern New Hampshire University

If you plan to study human resource management, take a look at what Southern New Hampshire University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year.

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.

SNHU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in HR (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

SNHU does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

SNHU Human Resource Management Rankings

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HR Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 340 students earned a master's degree in HR from SNHU. About 82% of these graduates were women and the other 18% were men.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from SNHU, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	89
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	173
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

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 Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	340

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• International Business
• Other Business, Management & Marketing
• 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Human Resources Specialists	2,460	$63,960
Training and Development Specialists	1,190	$66,330
Human Resources Managers	690	$125,800
Business Professors	580	$122,020
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	320	$68,380

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.