Human Resource Management at University of Rhode Island

What traits are you looking for in a HR school? To help you decide if University of Rhode Island is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HR program.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

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.

URI Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR

URI Human Resource Management Rankings

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HR Student Demographics at URI

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

URI Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Human Resource Management from URI in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. URI 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 URI, 67% 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 Rhode Island with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Labor & Industrial Relations	9

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing
• General Business/Commerce
• International Business
• Marketing

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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Human Resources Specialists	1,910	$72,960
Training and Development Specialists	860	$73,650
Labor Relations Specialists	580	$67,720
Business Professors	400	$127,400
Human Resources Managers	320	$154,460

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.