Human Resources – Online Degrees, Training, and Certification Programs

Human resource management professionals shoulder the responsibility of a company’s success. They undertake a range of traditional office duties like recruiting new personnel and maintaining employee records as well as consulting with senior management personnel and discussing strategic planning issues. Because of the ever-increasing domain of HR professionals’ responsibilities, their positions are demanding for higher responsibilities and salary scales.

In order to qualify as an HR professional, a student can opt for an online Bachelor’s degree in human resources and get the job of an entry-level HR job assistant. The Bachelor’s degree curriculum incorporates a range of business and social science coursework, inclusive of industrial psychology, organizational structure, information management, quantitative analysis, and business management.

The practical coursework of a Bachelor’s degree in human resources takes into account areas of work like employee health and safety, labor law, training, and compensations and benefits. An in-depth knowledge in these fields facilitates the student to participate in business strategy and workforce planning discussions by using his analytical skills.

Outlook and Salary Information

The human resources hold a promising career prospect for HR professionals. According to the estimates of the U.S. Department of Labor, the HR sector is registering a growth rate faster than the average for candidates holding Bachelor’s degrees. A student can choose between the positions of an affirmative action coordinator and an equal employment opportunity officer. Either way, he is likely to earn a starting salary of the range $29,050 to $38,850 and the median salary of $52,690.

Figures courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Employment & Wages database.

Use our directory of Human Resource program listings to find the right degree or certificate program for you.

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  Campus

  Strayer University Online

  Program

  • Human Resource Management

  • Business Administration: Human Resource Management Emphasis

  • Business Administration: Human Resource Management Concentration

  • Human Resource Management: Human Resource and Organizational Development Concentration

  • Human Resource Management: Human Resource Generalist Concentration

  

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  Campus

  Ashford University Online

  Program

  • BA/Human Resource Management

  • BA/Social Sciences/Human Services

  • BA/Social Sciences/Human Resources Management

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./Human Resource Management

  • Master in Business Administration/Human Resource Management

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./Public Administration

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt. /Global Management

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./Supply Chain Management

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./Organizational Leadership

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./No Concentration

  • MA/Organizational Mgmt./Healthcare Administration

  

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  Campus

  Allen Service Center, Allen, TX

  National American University Online

  Program

  • Business Admin./Human Resource Mgmt., B.S.

  • Master of Mgmt./Human Resources Mgmt.

  

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  Campus

  American InterContinental University

  Program

  • Bachelor's (BBA) - Human Resource Management

  • MBA - Human Resource Management

  

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  Campus

  Kaplan University Online

  Program

  • AASBA - Customer Service

  • AAS in Human Services

  • BSHUS - Human Services Administration

  • BS in Human Services

  • BSBA - Human Resources

  • MBA - Human Resources

  

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  Campus

  UOP

  Program

  • AA/Human Services Management

  • BS in Business/Human Resource Mgmt.

  • Human Resource Management Certificate

  • Grad. Human Resources Mgmt. Cert. (Bach. degree Req.)

  • MBA/Human Resources Management

  

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  Campus

  Keiser University Graduate School

  Program

  • Master of Science in Management

  

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  Campus

  Walden University Online

  Program

  • MS/Instructional Design & Technology/Training & Performance Improvement

  • MS/Human Resource Mgmt./Integrating Functional & Strategic Human Resource Mgmt.

  • MS/Instructional Design & Technology/Online Learning

  • MS/Human Resource Mgmt./Organizational Strategy

  • MS/Instructional Design & Technology/General

  • MS/Human Resource Mgmt./Functional Human Resource Mgmt.

  

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  Campus

  Central Christian College of Kansas

  Program

  • Human Resource Management Concentration(Degree Completion)

  • Business in Organizational Leadership

  

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  Campus

  Keiser University eCampus Online

  Program

  • Business Adminstration, BA - Human Resources