Human Resource Management at Southern Wesleyan University

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

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and approximately 1,345 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.

SWU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

SWU Human Resource Management Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

HR Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from SWU in 2020-2021, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. SWU 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 SWU, 70% 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 Southern Wesleyan University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

The following HR concentations are available at Southern Wesleyan University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Wesleyan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Resources Development	23

Related Majors

• Business Administration & 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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Human Resources Specialists	6,740	$57,590
Training and Development Specialists	4,070	$58,010
Human Resources Managers	1,820	$106,500
Business Professors	1,140	$99,630
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	820	$53,940

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.