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Less debt, more career opportunity. Graduate programs from UTRGV are some of the most affordable in the U.S.

With fast-paced, 7-week mini semesters, you'll be able to earn your degree in as few as 10 months.

Learn from anywhere in the world at any time of day that is convenient for you. Fully online equals flexible.

"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me."

Melissa Ipina

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We believe in opportunity.

In today's fast-paced business world, the key to an organization's triumph lies in how well it can manage, nurture, and hold onto its most valuable resource: its employees. Businesses are putting the the spotlight more than ever on the field of Human Resource Management, which has become a crucial architect of an organization's success. The art of steering, nurturing, and retaining a skilled workforce isn't just important—it's now a strategic mandate that directly sculpts an organization's competitive edge and lasting strength.

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Strategic Management: Master strategic staffing, aligning people practices with business strategies. From talent acquisition to organizational design, develop and execute people-centric strategies for sustainable growth.

Navigating Complexity: Equip yourself to navigate regulatory changes, diversity, and evolving workforce dynamics. Foster inclusivity, ensuring compliance in an ever-changing landscape.

Global Perspective: Explore HR practices in diverse contexts, capitalizing on UTRGV's bicultural advantage. Prepare to lead in a globalized business world.

Enhance Employee Performance: Gain insights into motivation, learning strategies, and performance evaluation. Ignite employee potential for improved productivity.


As one of the leading Hispanic Serving Institutions in the nation, UTRGV offers an Accelerated Online Master of Science in Human Resource Management program, designed to furnish you with the vital skills needed to thrive in a pivotal role. By enrolling, you'll develop a comprehensive understanding of how HRM intersects with various facets of business, playing a pivotal role in driving overall organizational success 

Start on the path to a better career today.

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Learn from anywhere in the world at any time of day that is convenient for you. Fully online equals flexible.

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"It was very good with my work and time management. Completing my degree online while maintaining a work/life balance really worked out for me. "

Christopher Niemann

Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center

"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."

Melissa Ipina

Online Master's Graduate

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In today's fast-paced business world, the key to an organization's triumph lies in how well it can manage, nurture, and hold onto its most valuable resource: its employees. Businesses are putting the the spotlight more than ever on the field of Human Resource Management, which has become a crucial architect of an organization's success. The art of steering, nurturing, and retaining a skilled workforce isn't just important—it's now a strategic mandate that directly sculpts an organization's competitive edge and lasting strength.

Least student debt in the nation for public institutions

U.S. News & World Report 2020

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Strategic Management: Master strategic staffing, aligning people practices with business strategies. From talent acquisition to organizational design, develop and execute people-centric strategies for sustainable growth.

Navigating Complexity: Equip yourself to navigate regulatory changes, diversity, and evolving workforce dynamics. Foster inclusivity, ensuring compliance in an ever-changing landscape.

Global Perspective: Explore HR practices in diverse contexts, capitalizing on UTRGV's bicultural advantage. Prepare to lead in a globalized business world.

Enhance Employee Performance: Gain insights into motivation, learning strategies, and performance evaluation. Ignite employee potential for improved productivity.

"The Educational Technology degree gave me some of the grounding, tools, and techniques to help me develop our space flight operations training and a worldview on how to approach education in the modern era."

Christopher Niemann

Tech Lead, Training Development and Services Johnson Space Center

*For HR Managers according to the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The course focuses on the study of research processes using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to formulate problem statements, research questions and hypotheses, and appropriate research designs.

This course is designed to examine basic organizational theories and models of leadership and management. It emphasizes shared leadership in professional organizations, communication skills, systems thinking, and organizational change. Practical applications in higher educational settings will be made.

This course focuses on current issues facing Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs). Students will demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical basis for higher education's current issues. They will conduct research related to current problems and practices impacting college students in HSIs. Some areas of study may be student development, diversity and access, demographic trends, multiculturalism, leadership and governance, and community colleges.

This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.

This course is designed to prepare students to meet ethical challenges in modern educational institutions, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. This course will address moral issues at every organizational level--personal, interpersonal, group, and system-wide. This course covers a variety of topics such as identifying personal mission and values; developing character; faith in the workplace; ethical perspectives; moral reasoning and decision-making formats; ethical organizational communication and influence; ethical group behavior and leadership; creating an ethical organizational climate; and global corporate social responsibility.

This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of student affairs and its role within the context of higher education. Content covered in this course will help introduce students to the nature of student affairs as a field of study and a profession, major functional areas within student affairs, and help students become familiar with the professional competencies required for good student affairs practice. This course will examine organizational structures, leadership, and management processes associated with college and university student affairs administration.

This course is designed for students to develop an understanding of the educational and public policy issues that promote and/or hinder access to higher education with a particular focus on Hispanic Serving Institutions. This course will attempt to develop a complex, comprehensive understanding of access and equity in higher education.

This course is designed to help leaders align talent development strategy with universities' missions, focusing on coaching practices, developing and managing talent, and developing talent systems at the system, department, and individual levels. This course will have an institutionally guided project sponsored by the students' sponsoring higher education institutions.

This course will introduce students to important concepts, theories, and fiscal practices of higher education budget and finance. This course will review the primary political, economic, and social issues influencing higher education finance, examine revenue streams and expenditure patterns, survey tuition and financial aid policies, help students develop the ability to examine and analyze financial information and assess the budget as an instrument of strategic planning, resource allocation, and control.

This course is designed to provide exploratory experiences for students in different functional areas of higher education, such as student affairs, business affairs, academic affairs, or institutional development. This supervised field experience will provide exposure to different functional areas and will allow the student to gain perspective on the breadth and depth of the division.

 "The assistance provided by the professors was really great. Through everything, there was that helping hand, that push, that motivation that keeps your spirit alive to finish the program."

Richard Lopez, UTRGV Alumni

Why UTRGV?

Ranked Top 10 for Best Online Colleges in Texas by Intelligent.com in 2022.

Ranked #1 University in Texas by Washington Monthly in 2023.

Ranked #1 in Texas for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report in 2023

Ranked #1 among Texas public schools for value by DegreeChoices.com in 2023

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Affordable Graduate Education Is Within Reach

Cost per Credit

Credits in Program

Estimated Total Tuition

$472

$14,166*

30

Get Started Today

Scholarships and financial aid may be available.

We believe in opportunity.

Start on the path to a better career today.

Where can a career in Human Resource Management take me? 

  • HR Manager

  • HR Director

  • Assistant Director of HR

  • Talent Acquisition Manager  

  • Compensation and Benefits Manager

  • Employee Relations Manager

  • Diversity and Inclusion Manager

  • Organizational Development Director

With a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from UTRGV, you'll cultivate critical skills and earn credentials that set you apart in an exciting and lucrative field. This degree opens doors to a multitude of captivating leadership prospects. The examples provided below offer only a glimpse of the possibilities.

$126,230

Salary Potential*

As one of the leading Hispanic Serving Institutions in the nation, UTRGV offers an Accelerated Online Master of Science in Human Resource Management program, designed to furnish you with the vital skills needed to thrive in a pivotal role. By enrolling, you'll develop a comprehensive understanding of how HRM intersects with various facets of business, playing a pivotal role in driving overall organizational success 

Graduate Select Scholarship

$1,000

Grad Select Scholarship

$1,000

*We estimate that tuition and fees will total no more than the rates shown above; however, rates are subject to change.

*We estimate that tuition and fees will total no more than the rates shown above; however, rates are subject to change.

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