What Our Graduates
Are Saying
"I found that the academic instruction met my expectations for graduate school and challenged me tremendously."
Cindy Jarvis
Regional HR Director
Lowes, Inc.
Five Reasons to Earn your Master's in HR from WCU:
1. Earn it completely online without ever coming to campus.
2. Affordability—it is far less expensive than most of those online schools that you see advertised on TV.
3. Quality online instruction. This 20-year-old program has been offering courses online since 1996.
4. The program will prepare you for a variety of HR-related jobs (i.e., HR manager, trainer, OD consultant).
5. Earn your degree in 2 1/2 years.
"Shortening the distance between today's dreams and tomorrow's destinations."
By completing only twelve courses offered completely online via the Web, you can earn your Master of Science (M.S.) in Human Resources(also known as MSHR) from Western Carolina University, a fully accredited and rapidly growing university.
WCU's HR Program is designed to meet the needs of students like you—busy adult learners who are preparing to work in a variety of human resources-related jobs.
WCU began offering the M.S. Degree Program in Human Resources during the fall semester of 1984. Since then, many of our graduates have gone on to become outstanding human resource professionals.
Our mission is:
- To provide an exceptional learning experience for our students that enhances their knowledge of and passion for the potential of people in organizations.
- To be one of the premier graduate human resources program worldwide.
- To be the premier graduate human resources program in NC.
Program application deadlines are April 1 and November 1 and admission to the program involves a few simple steps.
To learn more about the program, meet our faculty, review the curriculum, or contact us with your questions and comments. We look forward to hearing from you.