Human Resource Management at Western Michigan University

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from WMU.

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.

WMU Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

WMU Human Resource Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR major at WMU 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
	47
	77
	103
	121
	160
	220
	331

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in HR from WMU. This makes it the #150 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do HR Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $43,409. 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 WMU

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

WMU Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 53 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from WMU in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	39
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WMU Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at WMU awarded 13 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WMU 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	53
Human Resources Development	13

Related Majors

• Management Information Systems
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Specialized Sales, Merchandising & 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Human Resources Specialists	16,500	$62,470
Training and Development Specialists	6,010	$61,090
Human Resources Managers	3,720	$115,780
Labor Relations Specialists	3,620	$72,320
Business Professors	2,350	$107,140

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.