2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region
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The Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 54 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for hr majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
HR majors at SNHU take out an average of $41,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.
After completing their degree, hr graduates from Champlain carry an average student debt load of $25,677.
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The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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The excellent programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out of the 54 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, hr majors at Post University accumulate an average of around $14,250 in student debt.
University of Hartford ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford.
On average, hr graduates from UHart take out $29,232 in student loans while working on their degree.
Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.
On average, hr graduates from JWU Online take out $30,291 in student loans while working on their degree.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.
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University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
After completing their degree, hr graduates from UCONN carry an average student debt load of $36,929.
Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best human resource management colleges 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 |
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 27 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.
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