by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration is the 53rd most popular major in the country with 19,084 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6,010 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major” ranking, we looked at 222 colleges that offer a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general human resources management/personnel administration.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree hr management students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Ana G. Mendez. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millennia Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major. Millennia Atlantic University is a private for-profit institution located in Doral, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Tennessee. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 222 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. DeVry University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Strayer University - West Virginia. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major. This small school is located in Scott Depot, West Virginia, and it awarded 3 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Claremont Lincoln University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking, coming in at #7. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 232 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Strayer University - North Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Morrisville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Strayer University - Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Strayer University - Arkansas is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 2 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Alabama ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Strayer University - Alabama is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
Full Strayer University - Alabama General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
DeVry University - Ohio ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. DeVry University - Ohio is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
Strayer University - Delaware ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Strayer University - South Carolina did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Strayer University - South Carolina is a small school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 21 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Houston Baptist University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
Fitchburg State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. It awarded 88 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Strayer University - Mississippi landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking. Strayer University - Mississippi is located in Jackson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Virginia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s HR management 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 General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
Ottawa University - Online landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Strayer University - Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking, coming in at #21. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 51 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Texas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major ranking. Strayer University - Texas is a private for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Strayer University - Florida ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Strayer University - Florida is a small school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 14 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Universidad Metropolitana ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Saint Francis University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major list. Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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Not only did these schools make the top 34 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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