US College Programs

Human Resources (Bachelor's) Programs in New York, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median New York human resources bachelor's program pays its graduates $53,317 in their first year, $2,934 more than the national median. Cornell University reports the highest first-year pay ($73,436), and Cornell University the lowest median debt ($15,000).

Median first-year pay$53,317National $50,383
Median pay after 5 years$64,275National $65,232
Median federal debt$25,000National $26,442
Debt-to-earnings48%National 53%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

Debt and first-year pay at every New York human resources program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the New York medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Cornell University$73,436
  2. Roberts Wesleyan University$66,063
  3. Le Moyne College$53,317
  4. SUNY Oswego$42,900
  5. SUNY College of Technology at Alfred$33,658

Lowest median debt

  1. Cornell University$15,000
  2. SUNY Oswego$20,777
  3. Roberts Wesleyan University$25,000
  4. Le Moyne College$26,000
  5. SUNY College of Technology at Alfred$29,122

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Cornell University20%
  2. Roberts Wesleyan University38%
  3. SUNY Oswego48%
  4. Le Moyne College49%
  5. SUNY College of Technology at Alfred87%

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human resources, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Human Resources Specialists

$84,380

Median pay in New York. 54,610 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $56,040Top 10%: $149,990

Training and Development Specialists

$76,080

Median pay in New York. 27,460 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $40,220Top 10%: $133,620

Compliance Officers

$90,080

Median pay in New York. 23,500 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,330Top 10%: $142,370

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$71,610

Median pay in New York. 23,380 people work in this job in New York. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $46,100Top 10%: $123,850

Common questions

Cornell University in Ithaca reports the highest median first-year pay, $73,436. Its median federal debt is $15,000.

Related pages

Human Resources (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked151 programs by pay and debt

About this data

  • Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
  • Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
  • Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
  • Medians are across the human resources bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024