Majors

Best Colleges for Human Resources, by Earnings

292 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, about 8,425 degrees a year. Across the 152 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $67,731 four years after finishing.

Rank	College	State	Median earnings, 4 years out	Degrees a year	Acceptance rate
1	Cornell University	NY	$112,713	273	8.8%
2	Northwestern University	IL	$108,498	10	7.7%
3	Bethel University	MN	$101,195	15	87.8%
4	University of Michigan	MI	$99,594	48	15.6%
5	George Washington University	DC	$97,126	23	47.1%
6	Brigham Young University	UT	$96,354	48	67.8%
7	Waldorf University	IA	$94,822	50	77%
8	University of Richmond	VA	$92,389	90	22.2%
9	Benedictine University	IL	$90,891	4	95.2%
10	University of St Francis	IL	$90,495	20	65.3%
11	Idaho State University	ID	$89,887	21
12	Pitzer College	CA	$89,636	25	25.2%
13	Baylor University	TX	$89,102	29	51.3%
14	Immaculata University	PA	$88,835	5	85.8%
15	Regis University	CO	$87,109	6	86.5%
16	Loyola University Chicago	IL	$86,190	14	81.6%
17	Michigan State University	MI	$85,886	104	84.8%
18	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia	PA	$83,692	27	88.8%
19	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	MN	$83,079	13	92.8%
20	Ohio State University	OH	$82,371	62	60.6%
21	Pennsylvania State University	PA	$81,755	239	60.6%
22	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	PA	$81,755	115	91.2%
23	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg	PA	$81,755	4	97.6%
24	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks	PA	$81,755	3	98.7%
25	Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	PA	$81,755	1	96.4%
26	Concordia University-Saint Paul	MN	$79,708	24	78.9%
27	Concordia University-Wisconsin	WI	$79,286	22	78.2%
28	Concordia University Ann Arbor	MI	$79,286	1	69.3%
29	Johnson & Wales University-Providence	RI	$79,056	2	88.4%
30	Thomas Edison State University	NJ	$78,576	19
31	University of St Thomas	MN	$78,381	23	85.4%
32	Southern Nazarene University	OK	$78,093	52
33	University of Iowa	IA	$77,659	169	83.6%
34	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$76,811	95	15.3%
35	Texas A&M University	TX	$76,593	107	57.4%
36	Lewis University	IL	$76,485	12	71.3%
37	Saint Louis University	MO	$76,354	21	75%
38	University of Michigan-Dearborn	MI	$76,343	16	55.6%
39	Bryant University	RI	$76,241	21	65.5%
40	University of Arizona	AZ	$76,013	250	86.1%
41	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$75,850	357	58.1%
42	Ball State University	IN	$75,822	23	85.5%
43	Grand Valley State University	MI	$75,800	49	83%
44	Roberts Wesleyan University	NY	$75,523	5	70.6%
45	University of the Pacific	CA	$75,444	8	71.3%
46	Santa Clara University	CA	$75,430	39	48%
47	San Francisco State University	CA	$75,207	5	96.4%
48	University of Minnesota	MN	$74,358	87	79.8%
49	Fresno Pacific University	CA	$74,265	1	64.1%
50	Central Michigan University	MI	$73,340	32	89.8%
51	Temple University	PA	$73,127	120	80.4%
52	Rowan University	NJ	$73,035	40	77.7%
53	John Carroll University	OH	$72,144	13	80.9%
54	University of the Incarnate Word	TX	$72,061	33	98.1%
55	Concordia University-Chicago	IL	$72,050	14	92.8%
56	Western Michigan University	MI	$71,870	43	84.6%
57	North Central College	IL	$71,555	10	77.3%
58	Walsh University	OH	$71,266	6	70.7%
59	Xavier University	OH	$71,259	2	86.4%
60	Baldwin Wallace University	OH	$70,779	14	75.7%
61	Oakland University	MI	$70,347	139	87.8%
62	Metropolitan State University	MN	$70,299	42	98.7%
63	Geneva College	PA	$70,177	8
64	Western Illinois University	IL	$70,157	15	71.2%
65	Rider University	NJ	$70,122	21	78.6%
66	University of Pittsburgh	PA	$69,674	26	58.1%
67	Colorado Christian University	CO	$69,617	22
68	Youngstown State University	OH	$69,341	15	84.5%
69	University of Central Oklahoma	OK	$69,235	26	78.1%
70	University of Houston	TX	$69,010	89	73.9%
71	Emporia State University	KS	$68,568	5	97.7%
72	Portland State University	OR	$68,274	122	90.9%
73	Mercer University	GA	$68,052	23	68.9%
74	University of Akron Main Campus	OH	$67,903	22	59.7%
75	Davenport University	MI	$67,854	36	97.8%
76	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$67,766	26	86.5%
77	Florida International University	FL	$67,696	135	54.7%
78	Seton Hall University	NJ	$67,525	50	73.3%
79	Purdue University Northwest	IN	$67,466	19	72.4%
80	Indiana State University	IN	$67,452	39	80.8%
81	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$67,192	66	90.7%
82	University of Maryland Global Campus	MD	$67,012	369
83	Ottawa University-Surprise	AZ	$66,759	1	78.2%
84	The University of Texas at Dallas	TX	$66,719	42	65.1%
85	Bellevue University	NE	$66,702	77
86	Franklin University	OH	$66,648	81
87	State University of New York at Oswego	NY	$66,544	14	80.6%
88	Ferris State University	MI	$66,054	12	91.4%
89	Northern Kentucky University	KY	$65,960	57	67.7%
90	University of Oklahoma	OK	$65,881	330	76.6%
91	Simpson University	CA	$65,797	1	86%
92	Wilmington University	DE	$65,781	92
93	Winona State University	MN	$65,501	31	75.5%
94	Seton Hill University	PA	$65,388	12	79.5%
95	Wright State University-Main Campus	OH	$65,293	33	96.3%
96	Cleveland State University	OH	$65,203	38	91.3%
97	Le Moyne College	NY	$65,014	4	83%
98	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$65,002	314
99	Georgia Southwestern State University	GA	$64,973	28	75.2%
100	Upper Iowa University	IA	$64,706	30	96.5%

Showing the top 100 of 152 colleges that report earnings. 140 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

Which college has the highest-paid Human Resources graduates?

Cornell University ($112,713), Northwestern University ($108,498), Bethel University ($101,195), University of Michigan ($99,594), George Washington University ($97,126) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.

How much do Human Resources majors make?

The median across 152 colleges is $67,731 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $28,024 to $112,713.

Which colleges have the biggest Human Resources programs?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Maryland Global Campus (369), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (357), University of Oklahoma (330), The University of Arizona Global Campus (314), Cornell University (273).

Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?

Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Human Resources Management and Services". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.