Human Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from UWM.

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.

UWM Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

UWM Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR programs across the country. The following shows how UWM performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at UWM 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
	48
	249
	326

How Much Do HR Graduates from UWM Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWM is $41,412. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

HR Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at UWM awarded 112 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UWM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	68
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWM 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

The following HR concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Resources Development	112

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• Finance & Financial Management
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Human Resources Specialists	14,150	$61,180
Training and Development Specialists	5,510	$55,070
Labor Relations Specialists	3,050	$42,650
Human Resources Managers	2,510	$118,330
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,310	$56,870

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.