According to recent surveys by
Money magazine and Salary.com, human resource management is one of the top five
professions in the U.S., with a projected annual growth rate over the next 10 years of 32,000 job
openings per year. The M.S. in Human Resource Management and Development at NYU was created to
satisfy the critical demand for human resource leaders who can think strategically and implement
globally.
The degree provides you with the fundamental knowledge needed to invest in human capital,
including recruiting and hiring new employees, overseeing compensation and benefits, improving
employee relations, and ensuring compliance with labor laws. It also gives you with the financial
and accounting tools necessary to make sustainable competitive differentiation through people.
The M.S. program is taught by a
faculty
of expert HR practitioners with extensive hands-on experience in the field. They provide you with
the tools and information to succeed in high-level human resource management positions. Creating a
true community atmosphere within the program, our instructors care about the success of each
student and are eager to share their expertise through a comprehensive
curriculum,
as well as through advisement, conferences, and networking opportunities. Our faculty members have
occupied senior management positions, ranging from vice president to senior specialist, in such
diverse companies as Chase, Goldman Sachs,
Time magazine, Con Edison, American Express, and Pfizer.
Our
mentoring
program pairs HR master's students with a professional at a leading corporation, nonprofit, or
government agency. Your mentor is available to you for the duration of your master's as a private
career counselor.
