Human Resource Management at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. In 2021, 20 HR majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR
• Master’s Degree in HR

WUSTL Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at WUSTL 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 WUSTL 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
	3
	13
	212
	379
	519

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in HR from WUSTL. This makes it the #240 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in HR from WUSTL in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical HR bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Human Resource Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in HR from WUSTL. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in HR.

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

WUSTL 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

Human Resource Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	22

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting
• Marketing
• Finance & Financial Management

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Human Resources Specialists	12,020	$62,790
Training and Development Specialists	5,460	$61,210
Human Resources Managers	1,750	$116,470
Labor Relations Specialists	1,600	$55,240
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,510	$64,120

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.