Human Resource Management at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,088 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 2 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.

UPenn Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in HR (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at UPenn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

UPenn Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at UPenn 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
	3
	3
	5
	6
	56
	112
	127
	195
	326

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in HR from UPenn. This makes it the #57 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in HR from UPenn. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at UPenn 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 University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in HR.

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

UPenn Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from UPenn in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. UPenn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from UPenn, 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UPenn 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

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 Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Organizational Behavior Studies	52

Related Majors

• General Sales & Marketing
• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Accounting
• Real Estate

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 University of Pennsylvania.

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.