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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee

11 Colleges
$51,026 Avg Salary
$35,670 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Human Resource Management is one of the most popular subjects to study in Tennessee. With 161 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which business program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Tennessee to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for hr majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found Vanderbilt University to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

HR majors at Vanderbilt take out an average of $41,872 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

The excellent programs at Lipscomb University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Lipscomb accumulate an average of around $23,317 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tennessee Technological University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from UT Knoxville carry an average student debtload of $20,248.

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The excellent programs at DeVry University - Tennessee helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Tennessee. Located in the city of Nashville, DeVry University - Tennessee is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at DeVry University - Tennessee accumulate an average of around $38,321 in student debt.

Full Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Tennessee Report

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public school with a large student population.

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Tennessee Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the town of Athens, TWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Maryville College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Maryville.

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#9

Daymar College - Clarksville

Clarksville, TN

Daymar College - Clarksville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee ranking. Daymar College - Clarksville is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

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#10

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

With a ranking of #10, Tusculum University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Tusculum accumulate an average of around $20,500 in student debt.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 672
Georgia 207
Louisiana 143
Virginia 472
North Carolina 228
West Virginia 58
Alabama 416
Mississippi 45
South Carolina 209
Arkansas 29
Kentucky 139

One of 21 majors within the business area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Concentrations

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 11 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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