Human resource management: postgraduate courses compared

Median pay

Estimate: the HR master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Reading’s HR undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£30,300 to £54,100 after 1 year

£37,400 to £73,600 after 5 years

In work or study

88.4% after 5 years, all universities

95% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Reading

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in HR in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the HR master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Loughborough’s HR undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£30,300 to £54,100 after 1 year

£37,400 to £73,600 after 5 years

In work or study

88.4% after 5 years, all universities

84% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Loughborough

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in HR in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the HR master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between University of Exeter’s HR undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£54,900) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£30,300 to £54,100 after 1 year

£37,400 to £73,600 after 5 years

In work or study

88.4% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Exeter

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in HR in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the HR master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between Durham’s HR undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£55,600) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£30,300 to £54,100 after 1 year

£37,400 to £73,600 after 5 years

In work or study

88.4% after 5 years, all universities

93% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, Durham

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in HR in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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Median pay

Estimate: the HR master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between University of Birmingham’s HR undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£49,400) and all universities in England (£35,500) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).

Range of pay

£30,300 to £54,100 after 1 year

£37,400 to £73,600 after 5 years

In work or study

88.4% after 5 years, all universities

79% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of Birmingham

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in HR in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

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