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2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate

4 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Human Resources Development is the 313th most popular major in the country with 2,019 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in human resources development. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human resources development programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human resources development program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The hr development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate”.

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Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree hr development students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s HR development students in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Resources Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Bellevue University

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree hr development students list, Southern Miss has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Resources Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s HR development degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Human Resources Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Resources Development at UNT

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Tyler. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Resources Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Tyler are $16,308.

Read full report on Human Resources Development at UT Tyler

#5

American International College

Springfield, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value HR Development Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, American International College landed the #5 spot on the list. AIC is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s HR development degrees to qualified students.

AIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Resources Development Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIC are $12,717, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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