Human Resources Management and Services: master's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of human resources management and services graduates (master's degree) one year after graduation, at 171 colleges. National median: $69,855, rising to $82,432 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	University of San Francisco	CA	$132,992	$153,058	—
2	Columbia University in the City of New York	NY	$126,350	—	—
3	Cornell University	NY	$112,732	$155,909	$36,783
4	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$107,832	$136,605	$32,943
5	University of Pennsylvania	PA	$106,959	$102,306	—
6	George Washington University	DC	$102,181	$120,266	$41,000
7	University of Southern California	CA	$98,814	$116,471	$58,519
8	Georgetown University	DC	$98,105	$109,895	$49,713
9	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$96,342	$114,404	$47,085
10	Seton Hall University	NJ	$95,612	$128,177	—
11	Boise State University	ID	$94,774	—	$31,862
12	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$92,380	$103,541	$41,000
13	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$92,380	$103,541	$41,000
14	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$92,380	$103,541	$41,000
15	Michigan State University	MI	$92,004	$127,481	$28,231
16	Pepperdine University	CA	$91,495	$123,307	$81,000
17	University of Wisconsin-Stout	WI	$90,912	$86,764	—
18	Utah State University	UT	$89,397	$116,772	$36,376
19	New York University	NY	$89,244	$125,710	$95,689
20	Pace University	NY	$88,253	$104,806	—
21	Villanova University	PA	$87,814	$121,007	$41,000
22	Clemson University	SC	$87,484	$79,651	$38,386
23	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$87,044	$114,364	$30,750
24	University of La Verne	CA	$86,184	$94,314	$45,332
25	West Virginia University	WV	$84,803	$105,512	$26,174
26	University of Connecticut	CT	$84,695	$117,844	$41,000
27	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$84,695	$117,844	$41,000
28	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$84,695	$117,844	$41,000
29	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$84,695	$117,844	$41,000
30	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$84,695	$117,844	$41,000
31	DePaul University	IL	$84,329	$99,840	—
32	Golden Gate University	CA	$84,227	$123,772	$30,750
33	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$84,049	$121,475	$40,388
34	American University	DC	$83,895	—	$50,499
35	Marymount University	VA	$81,917	$115,963	—
36	Robert Morris University	PA	$81,906	—	—
37	Excelsior University	NY	$81,642	$74,812	—
38	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$81,642	—	—
39	Baker College	MI	$80,626	$93,693	—
40	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$79,716	$102,299	$35,375
41	University of Denver	CO	$79,320	$98,197	$41,000
42	Bethel University	MN	$78,365	$90,134	$26,410
43	Sacred Heart University	CT	$77,974	$109,545	—
44	Temple University	PA	$77,485	$97,819	$40,975
45	Roosevelt University	IL	$77,461	$86,632	$47,372
46	University of Scranton	PA	$77,330	$86,514	$41,000
47	The College of Saint Scholastica	MN	$77,139	—	—
48	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$77,112	$87,326	—
49	Regis University	CO	$76,480	—	—
50	Stony Brook University	NY	$76,410	$92,520	$29,617
51	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$76,333	$100,997	$30,813
52	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	NY	$76,035	$84,246	—
53	Regent University	VA	$75,994	$80,309	$41,000
54	Towson University	MD	$75,855	$90,315	—
55	Colorado State University Global	CO	$75,800	$90,296	$38,445
56	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$75,654	$87,588	$37,715
57	Benedictine University	IL	$75,299	$91,575	$53,459
58	Mount Mercy University	IA	$75,236	$69,512	—
59	Wichita State University	KS	$75,167	—	$17,657
60	Vanderbilt University	TN	$74,629	$138,852	$73,215
61	Barry University	FL	$74,558	—	—
62	National University	CA	$74,516	$81,583	$34,019
63	University of Arkansas Grantham	AR	$74,452	$82,534	—
64	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$74,307	$84,744	$39,448
65	Oklahoma Christian University	OK	$74,248	$76,976	—
66	Central Michigan University	MI	$74,064	$80,381	$37,887
67	Champlain College	VT	$73,695	—	—
68	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$73,497	$88,995	$34,166
69	American InterContinental University System	AZ	$73,247	—	$30,134
70	Pittsburg State University	KS	$73,227	—	$25,973
71	University of Richmond	VA	$73,211	$94,838	—
72	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$72,466	$88,470	$27,787
73	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$72,307	—	$28,609
74	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion	IN	$72,244	$70,097	$41,794
75	Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global	IN	$72,244	$70,097	$41,794
76	Lindenwood University	MO	$71,814	$69,013	—
77	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$71,522	—	$23,250
78	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	OH	$71,492	—	—
79	University of Houston	TX	$70,763	$86,381	$30,750
80	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$70,721	$88,269	—
81	Rollins College	FL	$70,597	$96,439	—
82	Franklin University	OH	$70,558	$76,478	$34,168
83	Edgewood University	WI	$70,212	$102,255	—
84	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$70,050	$73,799	$30,013
85	Azusa Pacific University	CA	$69,923	$77,902	$38,494
86	Houston Christian University	TX	$69,855	$79,024	—
87	Florida International University	FL	$69,824	$86,476	$34,951
88	Texas State University	TX	$69,553	—	—
89	Troy University	AL	$69,205	$70,468	$33,922
90	Saint Francis University	PA	$68,892	$67,824	—
91	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$68,622	—	$43,442
92	Upper Iowa University	IA	$68,472	$69,986	$55,845
93	Capella University	MN	$68,459	$81,093	$31,998
94	The University of Texas at Tyler	TX	$68,245	$82,432	$21,932
95	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$68,130	$79,973	$34,868
96	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$68,052	$80,692	$29,735
97	Western Carolina University	NC	$67,325	$77,673	$27,901
98	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$67,192	$77,187	$30,103
99	Tiffin University	OH	$67,063	$90,362	$29,175
100	Bellevue University	NE	$66,964	$78,226	$48,000
101	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$66,913	$69,995	—
102	Johnson & Wales University-Online	RI	$66,913	$69,995	—
103	Brenau University	GA	$66,847	$77,108	$47,846
104	Tarleton State University	TX	$66,794	$81,088	$35,555
105	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$66,453	$82,123	$47,753
106	University of Massachusetts Global	CA	$66,372	$88,158	—
107	Northcentral University	CA	$66,156	—	$41,000
108	University of Hawaii at Manoa	HI	$66,135	$75,208	—
109	Indiana State University	IN	$64,744	$81,450	—
110	University of Toledo	OH	$64,697	$86,260	$41,000
111	Nova Southeastern University	FL	$63,977	$67,513	$61,500
112	Webster University	MO	$63,531	$69,011	$45,587
113	National Louis University	IL	$63,080	$79,490	$35,238
114	University of Phoenix-Arizona	AZ	$62,915	$64,137	$43,248
115	Cleveland State University	OH	$62,712	$76,877	$29,750
116	DeVry College of New York	NY	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
117	DeVry University-Arizona	AZ	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
118	DeVry University-California	CA	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
119	DeVry University-Florida	FL	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
120	DeVry University-Georgia	GA	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
121	DeVry University-Illinois	IL	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
122	DeVry University-Ohio	OH	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
123	DeVry University-Texas	TX	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
124	DeVry University-Virginia	VA	$61,788	$75,225	$44,950
125	Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania	PA	$61,708	$71,938	—
126	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	PA	$61,400	$68,348	$31,208
127	Strayer University-District of Columbia	DC	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
128	Strayer University-Virginia	VA	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
129	Strayer University-Maryland	MD	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
130	Strayer University-Tennessee	TN	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
131	Strayer University-Pennsylvania	PA	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
132	Strayer University-Florida	FL	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
133	Strayer University-Delaware	DE	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
134	Strayer University-Alabama	AL	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
135	Strayer University-North Carolina	NC	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
136	Strayer University-New Jersey	NJ	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
137	Strayer University-West Virginia	WV	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
138	Strayer University-Arkansas	AR	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
139	Strayer University-Georgia	GA	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
140	Strayer University-Mississippi	MS	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
141	Strayer University-South Carolina	SC	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
142	Strayer University-Texas	TX	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
143	Strayer University-Global Region	DC	$60,898	$63,742	$64,543
144	Charleston Southern University	SC	$60,320	—	—
145	Wayne State College	NE	$60,021	—	$25,736
146	Walden University	MN	$59,742	$69,182	$39,710
147	Tusculum University	TN	$58,291	$66,431	—
148	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$58,046	$67,496	$41,000
149	Sullivan University	KY	$57,655	$60,785	—
150	Idaho State University	ID	$57,285	$68,591	—
151	Rasmussen University-Florida	FL	$57,079	—	$40,575
152	Rasmussen University-Minnesota	MN	$57,079	—	$40,575
153	Rasmussen University-North Dakota	ND	$57,079	—	$40,575
154	Rasmussen University-Illinois	IL	$57,079	—	$40,575
155	Rasmussen University-Wisconsin	WI	$57,079	—	$40,575
156	Rasmussen University-Kansas	KS	$57,079	—	$40,575
157	ECPI University	VA	$55,137	—	$29,307
158	South University-Savannah	GA	$52,776	—	$41,000
159	South University-Tampa	FL	$52,776	—	$41,000
160	South University-Savannah Online	GA	$52,776	—	$41,000
161	South University-Austin	TX	$52,776	—	$41,000
162	Southern Wesleyan University	SC	$52,315	$65,410	—
163	Chadron State College	NE	$51,532	$62,032	—
164	Marshall University	WV	$43,020	$67,458	—
165	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	PR	$40,629	$44,652	$25,633
166	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus	PR	$39,631	$39,421	$51,250
167	Ana G. Mendez University	FL	$37,706	—	$42,777
168	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	PR	$36,641	—	$19,321
169	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus	PR	$35,344	$38,896	$41,000
170	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina Campus	PR	$34,022	$34,115	—
171	NUC University	PR	$32,823	$33,696	$33,688

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do human resources management and services graduates earn?

The median college reports $69,855 in earnings one year after a master's degree in human resources management and services and $82,432 four years after. The highest is $132,992 at University of San Francisco.

How much student debt do human resources management and services graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $41,000 at the typical college.