Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 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.

UIUC Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR
• Doctorate Degree in HR

UIUC 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Human Resource Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of HR master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	49
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Labor & Industrial Relations	126

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management
• Accounting

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Human Resources Specialists	24,540	$62,410
Human Resources Managers	9,960	$119,160
Training and Development Specialists	9,700	$64,790
Labor Relations Specialists	5,400	$58,620
Business Professors	4,030	$107,910

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
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