General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Capella University

If you plan to study general human resources management/personnel administration, take a look at what Capella University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 37,171. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 117 students received a bachelor's degree in HR management from Capella University.

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.

Capella University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for HR management at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Capella University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR management programs across the country. The following shows how Capella University 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 management major at Capella University 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
Most Popular Online General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Online General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	5
Most Popular Online General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	8
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	38
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools	85
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	202

In 2019, 210 students received their master’s degree in HR management from Capella University. This makes it the #2 most popular school for HR management master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR management, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Management Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 117 students earned a bachelor's degree in HR management from Capella University. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR management at Capella University are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	59
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Capella University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 210 students earned a master's degree in HR management from Capella University. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

In the HR management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	71
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Capella University also has a doctoral program available in HR management. In 2019, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Organizational Behavior Studies

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Human Resources Specialists	12,670	$64,490
Training and Development Specialists	6,300	$65,420
Human Resources Managers	4,370	$122,330
Labor Relations Specialists	2,490	$74,490
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,570	$71,380

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.