Human Resources Management and Services at Assumption University

A Bachelor's in Human Resources from Assumption University comes with an estimated debt load of $30,016—about $3,400 above the national median for HR programs—while similar programs nationally suggest first-year earnings around $50,361. That puts the debt-to-earnings ratio at 0.60, which is manageable but hardly impressive. You're looking at roughly seven months of gross income to cover the debt, assuming every dollar goes toward repayment.

What makes this harder to evaluate is that both figures are estimates drawn from peer programs, not Assumption's actual graduate outcomes. The school likely has too few HR graduates reporting data for the Department of Education to publish results. This means you're essentially betting on whether Assumption's program performs like the typical HR bachelor's degree nationally—a reasonable assumption, perhaps, but still an assumption. The school's 87% admission rate and relatively low Pell grant enrollment (19%) suggest it serves mostly middle-income students who can afford the sticker price.

The takeaway: if your child is set on HR and likes Assumption's campus culture, the estimated numbers aren't alarming. But given the uncertainty and the debt premium over typical programs, it's worth comparing the net cost after financial aid to Massachusetts state schools or programs with transparent outcomes. HR is stable work, not a get-rich field, so keeping debt as low as possible matters more than the credential's prestige.