Human Resource Management at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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

Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 32,277 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Pitt.

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.

Pitt Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Pitt Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Pitt 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 Pitt 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
	19
	31
	64
	98
	134
	281
	359
	416

Earnings of Pitt HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Pitt is $48,270. This is 11% higher than $43,491, which is the national average for all HR bachelor's degree recipients.

HR Student Demographics at Pitt

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

Pitt Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 HR students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Pitt, about 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Pitt since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Pitt 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 Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Human Resources Management and Services	29

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• International Business
• General Business/Commerce
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

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 Crazypaco under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.