Human Resource Management at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and has a total student population of 21,917.

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.

Towson Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Towson

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Towson does offer online courses in HR for the following degree levels:

Towson 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 Towson

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

Towson Human Resource Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students earned a master's degree in HR from Towson. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Towson, 63% 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 Towson University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Resources Development	84

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Accounting
• 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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Human Resources Specialists	12,710	$76,560
Training and Development Specialists	7,710	$67,420
Human Resources Managers	2,490	$141,780
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2,040	$77,480
Labor Relations Specialists	1,320	$83,860

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.