Human Resource Management at SUNY Empire State College

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

SUNY Empire is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and has a total student population of 10,724. Of the 626 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Empire State College in 2021, 35 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.

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SUNY Empire

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? SUNY Empire offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire 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
	1
	15
	23
	26
	78
	79
	142

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in HR from SUNY Empire. This makes it the #194 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at SUNY Empire

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at SUNY Empire State College.

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of HR associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in HR only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at SUNY Empire may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in HR at SUNY Empire are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. SUNY Empire does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in HR graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Empire State College with a associate's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	67
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from SUNY Empire in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at SUNY Empire since its program graduates 41% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at SUNY Empire 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 SUNY Empire State College with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SUNY Empire Human Resource Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 HR majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Empire. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from SUNY Empire, 100% 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 SUNY Empire State College with a master's in HR.

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

SUNY Empire 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Labor & Industrial Relations	160
Labor Studies	7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	4

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management
• General Business/Commerce

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Empire State College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Human Resources Specialists	41,300	$75,650
Training and Development Specialists	23,500	$69,910
Human Resources Managers	10,230	$150,280
Business Professors	8,910	$110,500
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	8,810	$76,680

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 DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.