Human Resource Management at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. Of the 2,105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Temple University in 2021, 153 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.

Temple Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Temple

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Temple Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Temple compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at Temple 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
	24
	46
	55
	62
	83
	117
	123
	221
	245
	246

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in HR from Temple. This makes it the #85 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Temple HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $48,337. This is 11% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 153 HR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	63
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Temple Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 33 HR students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Temple, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Temple does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Temple, 64% 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 Temple University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Temple 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 Temple University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Temple University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	100
Organizational Behavior Studies	86

Related Majors

• Taxation
• Real Estate
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Human Resources Specialists	24,140	$67,370
Training and Development Specialists	9,690	$65,430
Business Professors	5,490	$91,520
Human Resources Managers	4,840	$130,260
Labor Relations Specialists	4,500	$78,320

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.