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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts

23 Colleges
$62,733 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Business Degree Central has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fitchburg State University is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Out of the 23 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dudley, Nichols is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#8

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

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#9

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of North Andover, Merrimack is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools 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 23 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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