General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Wichita State University

If you are interested in studying general human resources management/personnel administration, you may want to check out the program at Wichita State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and approximately 14,999 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 48 HR management majors received their bachelor's degree from WSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WSU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

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

WSU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR management progam at WSU 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 management major at WSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. 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
	32
	34
	38
	52
	56
	82
	88
	166
	171
	179
	215

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in HR management from WSU. This makes it the #82 most popular school for HR management master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Management Student Demographics at WSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR management majors at Wichita State University.

WSU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Program

The HR management program at WSU awarded 48 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical HR management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% men. So male students are more repesented at WSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR management at WSU 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 Wichita State University with a bachelor's in HR management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WSU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of HR management master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 23% men graduate in HR management each year. WSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR management master's degree from WSU, 83% 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 Wichita State University with a master's in HR management.

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

WSU also has a doctoral program available in HR management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That HR Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for Wichita State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Human Resources Specialists	5,430	$60,970
Training and Development Specialists	3,250	$60,650
Human Resources Managers	1,150	$107,810
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Labor Relations Specialists	460	$55,300

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 Hrududu under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.