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Human Resources Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains eight schools that offer human resources programs. Vanderbilt University, the highest-ranking human resources school in TN, has a total student population of 12,506 and is the 17th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 8 human resources schools in Tennessee, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Draughons Junior College comes out as the most expensive ($26,443/yr), with Tennessee Wesleyan College as the lowest recorded at only $11,945/yr.

Human Resources students from Tennessee schools who go on to become human resource workers, hr managers, human resource managers, human resource specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 219,240 people working as human resources, training, and labor relations specialists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $59,070. Also, Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists make on average $54,530 per year and there are about 198,190 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Tennessee alone, there are 2,670 employed employment, recruitment, and placement specialists earning an average yearly salary of $42,740. Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists in this state earn $59,490/yr and there are 2,460 employed.

Also, within the human resources schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from human resources, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Human Resources Programs in Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

• Human Resources Development
  

  Levels offered: Masters

The University of Tennessee

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Freed-Hardeman University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lipscomb University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southern Adventist University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Tennessee Wesleyan College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Draughons Junior College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

University of Phoenix-Memphis Campus

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

Top National Parks in Tennessee:

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Famous State Residents:

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See Also

• Human Resources Information
• Salary Details for a HR Manager
• Online Human Resources Schools
• Online Human Resources Programs
• Online Human Resources Courses
• Online Human Resources Certifications

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