Details: Human Resource Management, Master's

In addition to scholarships and financial aid, more than 30 percent of full-time graduate students hold assistantships or departmental fellowships amounting to more than $4 million each year.

Admission to the MHRM program is granted to applicants who show high promise of success in postgraduate business study. Previous academic training in business is not required for program admission.

For admission into the MHRM program, you must:

• Possess an undergraduate degree
• Have a minimum 2.75 GPA (out of 4.00) in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework and in all graduate courses. Students with a lower GPA may apply with GRE or GMAT scores for consideration of probationary admission. 
• Submit a statement of interest (500 words maximum)
• Meet the minimum TOEFL and IELTS requirements set by the Graduate School for students with English as a second language

Applicants needing F1 visas must also provide documentation of financial support. The application deadline is May 1 for the fall semester and Oct. 1 for the spring semester. 

The program consists of 30 credit hours with 24 credit hours comprising eight core courses and six credit hours of electives. The degree may also be earned by completing two graduate online certificates: Certificate in Human Resource Management Skills and Certificate in Human Resource Management Decision Making, and six additional credit hours.

A graduate degree in human resource management from Wichita State will give you the knowledge and skills needed for a variety of high-paying human-resource careers in settings such as:

• Local, national and international companies
• Professional, scientific and technical services
• Manufacturing and government
• Health care and social assistance