Human Resource Management at Ashford University

If you are interested in studying human resource management, you may want to check out the program at Ashford University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ashford University is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,453 students attend the school each year. During the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students received their master's degree in HR.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

Ashford University Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ashford University

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ashford University offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Ashford University Human Resource Management Rankings

In 2019, 35 students received their master’s degree in HR from Ashford University. This makes it the #72 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Ashford University

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

Ashford University Human Resource Management Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a master’s in HR from Ashford University in 2019, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in HR each year. Ashford University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the HR master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashford University with a master's in HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Ashford University also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2019, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Accounting
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Ashford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Human Resources Specialists	64,980	$75,010
Training and Development Specialists	28,850	$73,040
Human Resources Managers	19,050	$142,870
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	10,220	$74,560
Labor Relations Specialists	7,920	$80,270

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.