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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Rhode Island

6 Colleges
$54,951 Avg Salary
$29,432 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Human Resource Management is the #11 most popular major in Rhode Island with 111 degrees and certificates awarded in <nil>.

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 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Rhode Island 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Johnson & Wales University - Online the most popular school in Rhode Island for human resource management students. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

While working on their degree, hr majors at JWU Online accumulate an average of around $30,291 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Rhode Island list. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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#3

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the suburb of Smithfield, Bryant is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at Bryant take out is $26,000.

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The excellent programs at Johnson & Wales University - Providence helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Rhode Island. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at JWU Providence take out is $30,291.

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#5

Providence College

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Rhode Island. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the suburb of Newport, Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
Massachusetts 208
Connecticut 256
New Hampshire 364
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 6 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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