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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 208 degrees and certificates handed out in <nil>, human resource management is the #13 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hr majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Salem State University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in hr at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#2

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nichols College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in hr at Nichols, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#3

Fisher College

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 60% of the students majoring in hr at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#3

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Merrimack College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the hr majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts - Boston is a great place for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 25% of the students majoring in hr at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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Western New England University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Clark University

Worcester, MA

Clark University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Clark is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 256
New Hampshire 364
Rhode Island 111
Maine 9
Vermont 51

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 8 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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