Undergraduate Certificates in Human Resource Management

In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 38% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.9% of HR graduates were international students.

Education Levels of HR Majors

In 2020-2021, 479 earned their undergraduate certificate in HR. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in HR at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	11,722
Master’s Degree	9,750
Basic Certificate	3,373
Graduate Certificate	2,089
Associate Degree	1,096
Undergraduate Certificate	479
Doctor’s Degree	278

Earnings of HR Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in HR is $42,574. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $42,574 and the high is $42,574.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in HR is $15,952. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $15,952 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $15,952.

The median monthly payment of a HR graduate with a 10-year repayment plan is $217.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in HR. About 81.6% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	88
Women	391

The racial-ethnic distribution of HR undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	90
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	278
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

HR Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Resources Management	407
Other Human Resources Management	32
Human Resources Development	18
Organizational Behavior Studies	13
Labor & Industrial Relations	6

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to HR that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	5,845
Accounting	4,263
Business Support & Assistance	4,211
Business & Commerce	1,440
Hospitality Management	852

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By Arunkumar Umapathy under License

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