List of graduate degree programs in human resources management

This list of graduate degree programs in human resources management includes professional masters degrees concentrated in industrial relations and human resource management. Due to the evolution of human resources management and industrial relations, degree programs go by different names although they cover similar material.

Such programs typically have a strong general business component with an emphasis on the interrelationship between people and the workplace. These degrees may be terminal for those who plan to work in HR, labor policy, or dispute resolution; or it may serve as a specialized education for professionals in law or other functions in business administration.

In 1945, Cornell University created the world's first school for college-level education in workplace studies (the ILR School),^[1] and in 1950 it offered its first professional masters degree program: Master of Industrial and Labor Relations (MILR).^[2] The University of Minnesota began offering its Master of Arts in Industrial Relations degree in 1953. The name of this degree was changed to "Human Resources and Industrial Relations" in 1998.^{[citation needed]} Cornell and Minnesota also offer undergraduate HR programs.

Programs

Below is a list, ordered alphabetically by the name of the associated university, of programs that offer graduate degree programs in HRM. Cornell and Michigan State have a school dedicated to HRM, while others offer HRM degrees within a business school or other college at the university.

HRM unit/school/college(s)	University		Location	Degree(s)
Marriott School of Management[3]	Brigham Young University		Provo, Utah	MBA OBHR Major
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management	Cornell University		Ithaca, New York	MILR, Ph.D. MILR/MBA, Ph.D.
Durham Business School	Durham University		Durham, United Kingdom	MSc Management (HRM)
Lewis College of Business	Marshall University		Huntington, West Virginia	MSHRM
School of Labor & Industrial Relations	Michigan State University		East Lansing, Michigan	MHRLR, Ph.D.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies	New York University		New York, New York	MSHRMD
Fisher College of Business	Ohio State University		Columbus, Ohio	MLHR
Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts	Penn State University		University Park, Pennsylvania	MSHRER
Krannert School of Management	Purdue University		West Lafayette, Indiana	MSHRM, Ph.D.
School of Labor & Human Resources	Renmin University of China		Beijing, China	M.S., Ph.D.
Department of Human Resource Management, School of Management and Labor Relations	Rutgers University		New Brunswick, New Jersey	MHRM
College of Graduate Studies	Tarleton State University		Stephenville, Texas	MSHRM
Mays Business School	Texas A&M University		College Station, Texas	MSHRM, Ph.D.
Institute of Employment and Labor Relations	University of Illinois		Champaign, Illinois	MHRIR
Department of Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Carlson School of Management	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities		Minneapolis, Minnesota	MA-HRIR
Owen Graduate School of Management[4]	Vanderbilt University		Nashville, Tennessee	MBA (HOP Concentration), Ph.D.

References

1. ^ "About Cornell ILR". Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
2. ^ McKersie, Robert B. (1996-01-01). "About Cornell ILR". Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/ilratfifty/22/. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 
3. ^ "MBA OBHR Track". Brigham Young University. http://marriottschool.byu.edu/mob/. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
4. ^ "MBA Program Curriculum". Vanderbilt University. http://www.owen.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/programs/mba/curriculum/choose-your-academic-focus//. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 

External links

• HR graduate program rankings (HR Patriot)
• SHRM listing of graduate programs