General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 11,639 students attend the school each year.

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.

WCU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR Management

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WCU does offer online courses in HR management for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

WCU General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 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.

HR Management Student Demographics at WCU

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

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

Of the 48 HR management students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from WCU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a HR management master's degree from WCU, 81% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in HR management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Human Resources Specialists	17,070	$64,690
Training and Development Specialists	7,780	$65,480
Human Resources Managers	3,560	$126,060
Business Professors	3,440	$88,470
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	2,480	$65,170

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.