Human Resources Development

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

247th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
16
Colleges offer it
672
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
146
Women
526

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O's Insights on Human Resources Development

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 93% of graduates come from public universities.

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