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2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
547 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,415 people earned their degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 896 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 547 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general human resources management/personnel administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human resources management/personnel administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in the New England Region

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 95 students in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Fitchburg State General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

#2

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Champlain is a private not-for-profit institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Champlain College are $14,310, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 268 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SNHU are $18,810.

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#4

Emmanuel College Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emmanuel Boston, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emmanuel Boston are $14,316, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emmanuel Boston General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

#5

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 20 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lasell, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lasell are $10,960.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 40 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Thomas College

Waterville, Maine
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Thomas College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Thomas College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Waterville, Maine. It awarded 4 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

Thomas College also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas College are $28,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Thomas College General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

#8

Franklin Pierce University

Rindge, New Hampshire
#6 in overall quality

Franklin Pierce University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce University is located in Rindge, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

Franklin Pierce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Franklin Pierce are $35,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 41 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Online, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Online are $14,148, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#10 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

JWU Providence also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JWU Providence are $14,148, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full JWU Providence General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

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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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