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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee

13 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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Tennessee 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.

Check out the hr programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Tennessee.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the most popular school in Tennessee for human resource management students. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at UT Knoxville accumulate an average of around $20,248 in student debt.

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#2

Tusculum University

Greeneville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tusculum University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the distant town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, hr graduates from Tusculum take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at Vanderbilt take out is $41,872.

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#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lipscomb University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, hr graduates from Lipscomb take out $23,317 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 13 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Tennessee landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Memphis, Strayer University - Tennessee is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Strayer University - Tennessee carry an average student debt load of $80,998.

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Tennessee Technological University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Located in the town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Located in the midsize city of Chattanooga, UT Chattanooga is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

South College

Knoxville, TN

South College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Knoxville, South College is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Daymar College - Clarksville

Clarksville, TN

Daymar College - Clarksville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Daymar College - Clarksville is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clarksville.

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#10

Maryville College

Maryville, TN

With a ranking of #10, Maryville College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Maryville College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Maryville.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges 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 13 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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