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Human Resources Development at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

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Human Resources Development at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

If you plan to study human resources development, take a look at what Pennsylvania State University - World Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Penn State World Campus is located in University Park, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 14,458.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resources Development section at the bottom of this page.

Penn State World Campus Human Resources Development Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in HR Development

Online Classes Are Available at Penn State World Campus

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Penn State World Campus offers distance education options for HR development at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Penn State World Campus Human Resources Development Rankings

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HR Development Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR development majors at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Penn State World Campus Human Resources Development Master’s Program

76% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The HR development program at Penn State World Campus awarded 51 master's degrees in 2018-2019. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women.

Penn State World Campus Gender Breakdown of Human Resources Development Master's Degree Grads

Of the students who received a HR development master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 63% 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in HR development.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Human Resources Development Majors at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 32
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That HR Development Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - World Campus.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Training and Development Specialists 9,690 $65,430

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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