Online M.A. in HR Management Degree and Certificates
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5 Graduate Certificates
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$730 Per Credit Hour
Gain the HR Skills to Advance Your Career
Take your career to the next level and become a strategic partner within any organization with a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
As a graduate of this program, you’ll be a versatile HR professional ready to lead the heart of a company. You’ll gain an understanding of rewards systems, conflict management, and goal assessments as they relate to a company’s planning, execution, and successful completion of objectives. You’ll also have the confidence to train management-level staff in budgeting, communication, strategy, and ethics.
This flexible, affordable program can be supplemented by five online graduate certificates to enhance your breadth and depth of knowledge while also specializing in areas of interest such as payroll, counseling, and more.
- PHR/SPHR Certification Preparation
- Digital Badging for Graduate Certificates Available
- SHRM-Aligned Curriculum

Deepen Your Knowledge with Graduate Certificates
Saint Mary’s offers five HR-related graduate certificates to help you accelerate your skills in just one year. These affordable 12-credit programs can be taken alone, or you can apply your credits toward related online master’s degrees at Saint Mary’s.

12 credits; 2 semesters
Access a hands-on curriculum that provides specialized knowledge and training in essential finance skill sets, including financial markets, security analysis, and portfolio management. Courses are taught by experienced faculty who are industry experts.
12 credits; 2 semesters
Get the focused training you need to lead in a variety of healthcare settings and finish your program in just one year. Learn the fundamentals of modern health and human services delivery and study topics like health policy, finance, and administration to advance your career.
12 credits; 2 semesters
Study a specialized curriculum that provides a foundational study of the human resources skills and approaches you need to be successful, including HR management, compensation and benefits, consulting, and employment law.
12 credits; 2 semesters
The career-focused program introduces nonprofit management, including coursework in management, community engagement and collaboration, grant writing and financial management, and human resource management.
12 credits; 2 semesters
Gain the foundational skills you need to excel in project management, including topics like project planning, resource management, stakeholder analysis, quality control, risk management, and more in this PMI-GAC accredited certificate program.
Enriched by the Lasallian Catholic heritage, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota awakens, nurtures, and empowers learners to ethical lives of service and leadership. The Saint Mary’s community, together and by association, is dedicated to quality, diversity, accessibility, social justice, and sound stewardship in all its endeavors.
Request InfoOnline Convenience, On Point Outcomes
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is committed to providing excellence in education beyond the borders of the campus. You want to excel in your profession and to maximize your career, all while maintaining family and work responsibilities. Saint Mary’s online programs are offered in an easy-to-use format that allows for flexible scheduling and provides you with leading-edge knowledge and valuable credentials.
Think Strategically to Help People
The coursework for the online Master of Arts in Human Resource Management from Saint Mary’s University allows you to enhance your breadth and depth of knowledge while also specializing in areas of interest including compensation and benefits,
developing human capital, internal consulting, and more. Saint Mary’s SHRM-aligned curriculum has a management focus, giving you the tools to lead teams in any environment.
Preview just a few of the courses in the online master’s degree program in human resource management:

Step Up Your Career Game
In almost every industry—manufacturing, health care, education, finance, and insurance, just to name a few—you’ll find HR professionals behind the scenes helping organizations thrive, and being strategic partners to leaders in the organization. Saint Mary’s online Master of Arts in Human Resource Management can help you take your passion to the next level. As a strategic organizational thinker, you can facilitate greater success within your company by being the link between management and employees. You’ll empower colleagues to use their full potential while you pursue your own in one of a myriad of career options:
- Human resource manager
- Compensation and benefits manager
- Labor relations manager
- HR practice leader
- Chief learning officer
- Human resource director
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