Labor and Industrial Relations

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What is it about?

A program that focuses on employee-management interactions and the management of issues and disputes regarding working conditions and worker benefit packages, and that may prepare individuals to function as labor or personnel relations specialists. Includes instruction in labor history, policies and strategies of the labor movement, union organization, labor-management negotiation, labor law and contract interpretation, labor economics, welfare and benefit packages, grievance procedures, and labor policy studies.

Numbers at a glance

252nd
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
17
Colleges offer it
940
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
430
Women
510

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O's Insights on Labor and Industrial Relations

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 65% of graduates come from public universities.

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