General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,852. In 2019, 24 HR management majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

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

WUSTL General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

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

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 WUSTL 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
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	4
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	36
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	127
Most Focused General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Most Focused General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	362

In 2019, 8 students received their master’s degree in HR management from WUSTL. This makes it the #110 most popular school for HR management master’s degree candidates in the country.

HR Management Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the HR management majors at Washington University in St Louis.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of HR management bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical HR management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR management at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in HR management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration from WUSTL in 2018-2019, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in HR management each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a HR management master's degree from WUSTL, 62% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in HR management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WUSTL also has a doctoral program available in HR management. In 2019, 0 student 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Human Resources Specialists	12,020	$62,790
Training and Development Specialists	5,460	$61,210
Human Resources Managers	1,750	$116,470
Labor Relations Specialists	1,600	$55,240
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	1,510	$64,120

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.