Human Resources Management and Services at Ursuline College

Ohio HR bachelor's programs show dramatic earnings variation—from Walsh University's $80,566 down to the state median of $45,244 that Ursuline's program is estimated against. That $35,000 gap between top and median performers in the same state matters enormously when you're facing $35,000 in debt. Based on comparable Ohio programs, first-year earnings would just cover that debt load with a 0.77 ratio, but this field clearly rewards program selection carefully.

The estimation here cuts both ways. Ursuline could outperform the state median, particularly given its 84% admission rate suggests personalized attention that larger programs can't match. But it could also trail it—and with several Ohio schools producing HR graduates who earn $50,000-plus in their first year, the benchmark itself represents middle-of-the-pack performance. The $5,000 difference between the state median and national median ($50,361) is real money when you're servicing debt.

For parents, the key question is whether this specific program justifies the above-average debt load when peer programs in Ohio typically carry $25,000. If Ursuline offers particular career services, corporate partnerships, or placement rates in HR that aren't reflected in these estimated figures, that's worth investigating directly with the school. Otherwise, the combination of estimated below-national earnings and above-typical debt creates risk that the actual outcomes data—currently suppressed due to small sample size—might help clarify.