2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You
Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Quinnipiac University the best school in the New England Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
On average, hr graduates from UMass Amherst take out $22,370 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
HR majors at UCONN take out an average of $36,825 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
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Out of the 23 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter Oak State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public school with a small student population.
On average, hr graduates from Charter Oak State College take out $28,890 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
Sacred Heart University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Master's Degree, hr graduates from Sacred Heart carry an average student debtload of $33,646.
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Champlain College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.
HR majors at Champlain take out an average of $32,078 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
University of Hartford ranked #8 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.
The average amount in student loans that hr majors at UHart take out while working on their Master's Degree is $30,888.
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With a ranking of #9, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
HR majors at JWU Online take out an average of $36,922 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 208 |
| Connecticut | 256 |
| New Hampshire | 364 |
| Rhode Island | 111 |
| Maine | 9 |
| Vermont | 51 |
Rankings in Majors Related to HR
Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.
HR Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration | 18,023 |
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 3,650 |
| Human Resources Development | 2,083 |
| Labor & Industrial Relations | 1,778 |
| Other Human Resources Management and Services | 1,254 |
| Labor Studies | 193 |
| Executive/Career Coaching | 93 |
Majors Similar to HR
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 403,753 |
| Accounting | 93,982 |
| General Business/Commerce | 56,779 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 54,690 |
| Marketing | 52,078 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.
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