Our Human Resource Management program equips students with essential skills and knowledge in key HR areas, including employment law, staffing, performance and compensation management. The curriculum emphasizes the strategic role of HR and labor relations in shaping organizational success, preparing students to become influential leaders in the field.
Students will develop professional writing and communication skills tailored to staffing and recruitment, training and performance management and negotiation. The program also emphasizes a global perspective, enabling students to analyze organizational issues, devise effective HR solutions and assess their outcomes.
With a focus on HR data analytics and information systems, the program ensures graduates are proficient in leveraging technology to drive informed decision-making and organizational growth. The admissions to the on-campus MSHRM program are temporarily suspended for Fall 26/Spring 27. This program is offered online.
Disclaimer: The online version of this degree is not eligible for any type of tuition waiver.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge and key human resource management skills in the areas of employment law, staffing and performance & compensation management.
- Articulate the strategic role of human resource management and labor relations in organizations.
- Develop professional writing and communication skills specific to staffing & recruitment, training & performance management and negotiation.
- Analyze organizational issues from a global human resource perspective, synthesize appropriate human resource solutions and evaluate results.
- Develop proficiency in HR data analytics and HR information systems.
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An email address is required to create an account. To submit a paper application, visit the Resources & Forms page. Find more information about what type of student you are on the Student Types page. Applying for an online program is the same procedure as applying for an on-campus program.
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Submit required statements/writing sample
If you are a first-year student, a statement of 250-650 words is required for admission. We want to hear about your professional aspirations, intellectual interests, and personal experiences relevant to your choice of a specific academic program. You can upload the required documents on your application status page.
Pay your application fee
You can submit your non-refundable application fee online, after completing the online application. Alternately, it can also be mailed to the university, payable to University of Illinois Springfield.
Domestic students: Undergraduate - $50, Graduate - $60;
International students: Undergraduate - $60, Graduate - $75.
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Courses & Catalog Information
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Career Outlook & Potential Earnings
Graduates of this program may find opportunities in the following careers. Data sourced from O*NET OnLine by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Human Resources Specialists
Bright OutlookRecruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
Median Annual Wage
$75,940
Wage Range
$47,180 – $128,720
Projected Growth
Bright
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Bachelor’s degree
Human Resources Managers
Bright OutlookPlan, direct, or coordinate human resources activities and staff of an organization.
Median Annual Wage
$149,280
Wage Range
$88,200 – $267,810
Projected Growth
Bright
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Bachelor’s degree, Post-baccalaureate certificate, Post-secondary certificate
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for terminatio
Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
Median Annual Wage
$50,610
Wage Range
$37,340 – $68,280
Projected Growth
Below Average
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Bachelor’s degree, Associate’s degree, High school diploma or equivalent
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Bright OutlookApply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and deve
Apply principles of psychology to human resources, administration, management, sales, and marketing problems. Activities may include policy planning; employee testing and selection, training, and development; and organizational development and analysis. May work with management to organize the work setting to improve worker productivity.
Median Annual Wage
$193,950
Wage Range
$79,010 – $247,220
Projected Growth
Bright
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Master’s degree, Doctoral degree, Some college, no degree
Water Resource Specialists
Design or implement programs and strategies related to water resource issues such as supply, quality, and regulatory compliance issues.
Median Annual Wage
$167,220
Wage Range
$79,710 – $316,850
Projected Growth
Average
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree
Management Analysts
Bright OutlookConduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management i
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.
Median Annual Wage
$101,860
Wage Range
$60,640 – $171,640
Projected Growth
Bright
Top Skills:
Typical Education:
Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Some college, no degree
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