by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Human Resource Management is the 45th most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 3,740 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,029 and $32,588 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 113 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human resource management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Universidad Ana G. Mendez. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Universidad Ana G. Mendez is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, . The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 45 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 113 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millennia Atlantic University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 14 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Tennessee. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - West Virginia. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. Strayer University - West Virginia is a small school located in Scott Depot, West Virginia that handed out 3 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 118 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Amridge University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Amridge University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Montgomery, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 204 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Mennonite University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Mennonite is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Tusculum University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tusculum University is located in Greeneville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Oakwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Huntsville, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
National American University - Kings Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Kings Bay, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Human Resource Management at National American University - Kings Bay
With a ranking of #11, Brenau University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 55 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Strayer University - North Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - North Carolina is located in Morrisville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Strayer University - North Carolina
Southern Wesleyan University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Arkansas Human Resource Management Report
Strayer University - Alabama landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this small private for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Alabama Human Resource Management Report
Faulkner University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 48 students in 2020-2021.
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Strayer University - South Carolina ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - South Carolina is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Strayer University - South Carolina
Trinity International University - Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Miramar, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Trinity International University - Florida Human Resource Management Report
Strayer University - Mississippi came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Strayer University - Mississippi is a small private for-profit school situated in Jackson, Mississippi. It awarded 2 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Strayer University - Mississippi Human Resource Management Report
DeVry University - Virginia ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 5 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full DeVry University - Virginia Human Resource Management Report
Strayer University - Georgia landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
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Claflin University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Claflin is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Central Baptist College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Baptist College is a small school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 6 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Sullivan University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sullivan University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 38 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Sullivan University
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