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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

105 Colleges
$53,140 Avg Salary
$34,077 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the hr programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 15% Best Human Resource Management Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human resource management students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

HR majors at Cornell take out an average of $29,250 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $621.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Villanova accumulate an average of around $36,369 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at Georgetown take out is $59,620.

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University of Delaware landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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With a ranking of #7, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

HR majors at GWU take out an average of $40,645 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

While working on their degree, hr majors at NYU accumulate an average of around $75,192 in student debt.

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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Temple carry an average student debtload of $29,775. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $498, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $22,000 in student debt.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

HR majors at UMGC take out an average of $23,101 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#13

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

HR majors at Seton Hall take out an average of $25,313 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#14

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at St. Joe's take out is $31,181.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #15 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick carry an average student debtload of $26,875. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $282, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
16 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
17 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA
18 McDaniel College Westminster, MD
19 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
20 University of Scranton Scranton, PA
21 SUNY Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,599
New York 1,308
Maryland 594
New Jersey 823
District of Columbia 322
Delaware 198

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

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 25 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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