by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 28,787 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,459 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,064 and $31,193 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resource management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human resource management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 50 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and it awarded 88 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Fitchburg State
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Charter Oak State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Charter Oak State College
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #4 spot on the list. Champlain is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 131 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 61 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Hartford
Nichols College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Nichols is a small school located in Dudley, Massachusetts that handed out 13 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryant University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Smithfield, Rhode Island. It awarded 24 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Fisher College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Fisher College
Granite State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Concord, New Hampshire, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Emmanuel College Massachusetts
With a ranking of #11, Quinnipiac University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 54 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Quinnipiac University
Thomas College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 4 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 17 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Post University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 77 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Post University
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #15 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Southern New Hampshire University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Southern New Hampshire University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Manchester, New Hampshire. It awarded 499 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Beal College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 2 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #18, Franklin Pierce University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Rindge, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Albertus Magnus is a small school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 4 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Albertus Magnus
Salem State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Full Salem State University Human Resource Management Report
Framingham State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Sacred Heart University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #22. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 18 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Sacred Heart
New England College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. New England College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Henniker, New Hampshire. It awarded 6 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at New England College
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Standish, Maine, and it awarded 3 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Goodwin College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Goodwin is a small school located in East Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 5 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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