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Master's Degree

Master's Degree in Human Resource Management

Strong Businesses Are Built with Strong People

Learn how the HR industry functions from the top down with a Master’s in Human Resource Management online from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. Take your knowledge of human capital management further by learning how to truly lead the workforce of an organization, driving success across all business functions. 

Get to Know Our Master’s in Human Resource Management Program

With the basic principles of the human resources (HR) industry in your back pocket, our human resource management program is what you need to take your skillset to the next level. Our experienced faculty of industry professionals will help you master strategic staffing across multiple disciplines and business goals to ensure people are available, capable and effective. The entire curriculum of our Master’s in Human Resource Management program is aligned with the current HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates of the Society for Human Resource Management, ensuring you will always have the most up-to-date, real-world view of how the industry works and succeeds.

Classes Start Every 8 Weeks
Course Waivers at Keller

Master’s Advantage

Put your degree to work sooner!

 
3
fewer courses
6
fewer months
 
 
Up to
$6,800
in savings
Are you eligible?

If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in business or technology, or a degree with a technology specialization you may be eligible to waive up to three courses (or nine credit hours). We call this our Master’s Advantage. With these prior learning credit1, you can take fewer courses and put your master’s degree to work for you even sooner.

Accelerated Schedule *
12 months
Average 10 credits per semester
OR
Normal
Schedule
2 years
2 months
Average 6 credits per semester

ACCELERATE AT YOUR PACE

Choose the schedule that best fits your goals and commitments. With at least 9 credit hours*, of qualifying Prior Learning Credit and an accelerated pace, you can earn your Master's Degree in as few as 12 months.

Or, follow a normal schedule and complete your program in 2 years 2 months.

Assumes continuous, year-round enrollment with no breaks

Knowledge & Skills

What You'll Learn

The Master’s in Human Resource Management program from Keller School of Management covers the following:

  • Leadership
    Integrate distinct professional HR competencies and practical applications in HR management to ensure that an organization’s most important asset is available, capable and effective in an ever-changing business environment.
  • Strategic Management
    Employ an interdisciplinary approach for strategic leadership, management and decision-making to add value to the overall success of an organization.
  • HR Assessment
    Assess the culture and workplace environment and propose and make HR decisions that align with and help achieve an organization’s strategic goals.

Accreditation and Recognition Matters

Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org.

Accreditation
Accreditation

Fully aligns with the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM) HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates www.shrm.org.

Accreditation
Accreditation
Embedded Programs

Demonstrate Skills at Every Step

Curious to see how you can acquire an additional credential? Now you can with our unique 2-in-1 design. Courses in our Human Resource Management graduate certificate are embedded within the Master’s in HR program. Requesting this embedded option can allow you to earn a graduate certificate on the way to your Master's in Human Resources2.

For the Human Resource Management graduate certificate, every course counts toward the Master’s in Human Resource Management program. At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credits will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied.

Master's
39
Credit Hours*
Graduate Certificate
18
Credit Hours*

*The figures displayed represent the minimum credit hours required for graduation. Additional coursework may be necessary to complete program requirements.

Career

Career Opportunities

Graduates of our Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management may consider careers such as:
  • Benefits Analysis and Administration

  • Employee Compensation

  • Labor relations training and development

  • Other areas of employee management

Program Courses

Master's Degree in Human Resource Management

Accounting & Applied Mathematics
ACCT500^
Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics
MATH534^
Applied Managerial Statistics
Human Resources
HRM530
Human Resources and Technology
HRM587
Managing Organizational Change
HRM591
Strategic Human Resource Management
HRM592
Training and Development
HRM593
Employment Law
HRM594
Strategic Staffing
HRM595
Negotiation Skills
HRM598
Compensation
Management
MGMT501^
Organizational Structures and Business Processes


+ Choose one below:

LEAD510
Digital Leadership
MGMT591
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Capstone
HRM601
Human Resources Capstone

^Students who hold an undergraduate business degree, a technology degree or a degree with a technology specialization may be eligible to waive up to three courses (nine credit hours). Students with undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may also be eligible to waive select courses upon review of their undergraduate transcript. Course waiver availability varies by location. See Course Waivers for details.

Is a master’s degree in human resources worth it?

Earning a Master’s in Human Resource Management online at DeVry can absolutely be worth it if you’re thinking about pursuing a high-level HR position at some point in your career. A master’s in human resource management can help you build on your foundational skills , and develop deeper insight into how to interact with and lead a workforce that can help you feel more confident when you begin your job search.

Academic Catalog
2023 - 2024 Academic Catalog
Course Waivers at Keller
Program Guides
Program Overview
Capstone Project

*Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs. For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
1Eligibility and application of course waivers varies based on the type of course waiver credit earned, the student’s enrolled location and/or the student’s state of residence. For more information, please refer to the Course Waiver section of the Keller academic catalog.
2For the Human Resource Management graduate certificate, every course counts toward the Master’s in Human Resource Management program. At the time of application to the next credential level, an evaluation of qualifying transfer credits will occur and the most beneficial outcome will be applied.

All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.