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Overview for Human Resources Development

A program that prepares individuals to apply integrated training, organizational development, and career planning and counseling skills to the design, management, and evaluation of programs to improve individual productivity, employability, and job satisfaction and organizational effectiveness. Includes instruction in psychology; organizational behavior; principles of adult education; occupational counseling; skill testing and evaluation; program design; consulting practice; organizational development; and applications to issues such as training, management development, customer service, and total quality management.

Careers for Human Resources Development Majors

A major in Human Resources Development is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Human Resources Development

Top 10 U.S. Colleges with the highest percentage of Human Resources Development among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Southwestern College
Winfield, KS
 35
(8.0%)
 $18,700 
University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM
 6
(6.5%)
 $12,964 
Limestone College
Gaffney, SC
 17
(4.3%)
Highly Selective$17,300 
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Oakland University
Rochester Hills, MI
 78
(3.5%)
Less Selective$18,803 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
 54
(3.0%)
Less Selective$13,610 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
 74
(2.0%)
Less Selective$17,033 
Hawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HI
 17
(1.6%)
Less Selective$13,990 
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The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX
 11
(1.1%)
Less Selective$11,508 
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
 5
(0.8%)
Less Selective$19,410 
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX
 21
(0.3%)
Less Selective$22,184 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.