Uncover the surprising absence of dedicated courses on hiring, staffing, and human capital management in the curriculums of the top 100 US business schools and explore the need for change.
In the modern business world, effective hiring, staffing, and human capital management are essential for a company's success. However, a detailed look at the curriculum of top US business schools shows a surprising lack of focus on these critical areas. Let's take a closer look.
The University of Pennsylvania, home to the esteemed Wharton School of Business, is a prime example. The Wharton School is recognized for its rigorous and diverse course offerings, yet a deep dive into their curriculum shows a noticeable absence of a dedicated Human Capital Management course.
Similarly, Stanford University, another titan in the sphere of business education, also does not offer a distinct course focusing on hiring, staffing, and human capital management. The pattern continues with Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), both of which lack dedicated courses in this area. Interestingly, Columbia University does buck the trend slightly by offering Human Capital Management courses and a master's program. However, this seems to be more of an exception than the rule.
Taking a wider look, an analysis of the Us News & World Report top 100 business schools across the US yields similar findings. Out of these elite institutions, a mere 20% offer courses or degrees in human capital management. Here, we provide a comprehensive list of these schools, with links to their curriculum for you to delve into. This further emphasizes the glaring omission of dedicated hiring, staffing, and human capital management courses within these esteemed establishments.
1. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton): No courses - Full course list
2. Stanford University: No courses - Full course list
3. Harvard University: No courses - Full course list
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan): No courses - Full course list
5. University of Chicago (Booth): No courses - Full course list
6. Columbia University: Human capital management courses
7. Northwestern University (Kellogg): No courses - Full course list
8. University of California–Berkeley (Haas): No courses - Full course list
9. Yale University: No courses - Full course list
10. Duke University: No courses - Full course list
11. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (Ross): Human capital management courses
12. Dartmouth College (Tuck): Diversity hiring course
13. New York University (Stern): Human capital management major
14. University of Virginia (Darden): No courses - Full course list
15. Cornell University (Johnson): No courses - Full course list
16. University of California – Los Angeles (Anderson): No courses - Full course list
17. Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper): No courses - Full course list
18. University of Southern California: Human capital management masters program
19. University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler): No courses - Full course list
20. University of Texas – Austin (McCombs): No courses - Full course list
21. Emory University (Goizueta): No courses - Full course list
22. Indiana University (Kelley): No courses - Full course list
23. University of Washington (Foster) - Full Course List
24. Georgetown University (McDonough) - Human capital management courses & masters program
25. University of Florida (Warrington) - Full course list
26. Rice University (Jones) Human capital management certificate
27. Washington University in St. Louis (Olin) - Full course list
28. University of Notre Dame (Mendoza) - Full course List
29. Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller) - Full course List
30. Vanderbilt University (Owen) - Full course List
31. Ohio State University (Fisher) - Full Course List
31. Brigham Young University (Marriot) - Human Resource management program
32. Arizona State University (W.P. Carey) - Full Course List
33. Pennsylvania State University (Smeal) - Full Course List
34. University of Minnesota (Carlson) - Human capital management course
35. University of Wisconsin, Madison - Human capital management MBA
36. University of Georgia (Terry) - Full Course List
37. Michigan State University (Broad) Human capital management courses & masters program
38. University of Texas (Dallas) - Full Course List
39. Texas A&M University (Mays) - Full Course List
40. University of Maryland – College Park (Smith) - Full Course List
41. University of Rochester (Simon) -Full Course List
42. Boston College (Carroll) - Full Course List
43. Southern Methodist University (Cox) - Full Course List
44. University of California – Irvine (Merage) - Full Course List
45. University of Pittsburg (Katz) - Human capital management courses
46. Iowa State University (Ivy) - Full Course List
47. William & Mary Mason - Full Course List
48 University of California (Davis) - Full Course List
49 University of Illinois – Urbana – Champaign - Full Course List
50 Boston University (Questrom) - Full Course List
51 University of Alabama (Manderson) - Full Course List
52 Cuny Bernard M Baruc College (Zicklin) - Full Course List
53 University of Arizona (Eller) - Full Course List
54 College of William and Mary (Mason) Human capital management courses
55 University of Tennessee – Knoxville (Haslam) - Full Course List
56 University of Utah (Eccles) - Full Course List
57 Baylor University (Hankamer) - Full Course List
58 Northeastern University (School of Business) - Full Course LIst
59 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey – Newark and New Brunswick - Full Course LIst
60 University of Oklahoma (Price) - Full Course List
61 George Washington University (Neeley) - Full Course List
62 Babson College (Olin) - Full Course List
63 Fordhan University (Gabelli) - Full Course List
64 Tulane University (Freeman) - Full Crouse LIst
65 University at Buffalo (Suny) - Full Course LIst
66 Howard University - Human capital management courses
67 University of Kentucky (Gatton) - Full Course List
68 Auburn University (Harbert) - Full Course List
69 Louisiana State University - Full Course LIst
70 University of California – San Diego (Rady) - Full Course List
71 University of Missouri (Trulaske) - Full Course LIst
72 Oklahoma State University (Spears) - Full Course List
73 Case Wesern Reserve University (Weatherhead) - Full Course List
74 Pepperdine University (Graziadio) - Human capital management courses
75 Purdue University – West Lafayette (Krannert) - Human capital management courses
76 University of Massachusetts – Amherst (Isenberg) - Human capital management courses
77 University of South Carolina (Moore) - Human capital management courses & masters program
78 Clemson University - Full Course List
79 Florida State University - Full Course LIst
80 University of Colorado – Boulder (Leeds) - Full Course List
81 University of Connecticut - Full Course List
82 Stevens Institute of Technology - Full Course List
83 Drexel University (LeBow) - Full Course List
84 Chapman University (Argyros) - Full Course List
85 North Carolina State University (Poole) - Full Course List
86 University of Arkansas – Fayetteville (Walton) - Full Course List
87 University of Louisville - Full Course List
88 Binghamton University (Suny) - Full Course List
89 Syracuse University (Whitman) - Full Course List
90 University of California – Riverside (Anderson) - Full Course List
91 University of Denver (Daniels) - Full Course List
92 Rochester institute of Technology (Saunders) - Full Course List
93 University of Kansas - Full Course List
94 University of Houston (Bauer) - Full Course List
95 University of South Florida - Full Course List
96 University of Cincinnati (Lindner) - Full Course List
97 University of Oregon (Lundquist) - Full Course List
98 Alfred University - Full Course LIst
99 American University - Human capital management courses
100 Appalachian State University - Full Course List
This survey of curriculum offerings from the top US business schools highlights a significant gap in the area of hiring, staffing, and human capital management. As businesses continue to recognize the value of effective human capital management, it will be interesting to see if these institutions adapt their curriculums to reflect this growing demand.
