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2024 Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

67 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,962 HR Management Degrees Awarded
Ranked #53 in popularity, general human resources management/personnel administration is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general human resources management/personnel administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,962 degrees in general human resources management/personnel administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration School

Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The hr management program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general human resources management/personnel administration schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings by Degree Level

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Best Schools for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the hr management degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in HR Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
36 HR Management Degrees Awarded

It's difficult to beat Cornell University if you want to pursue a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 36 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
119 HR Management Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 119 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
67 HR Management Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 67 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
447 HR Management Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you want to pursue a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 447 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
104 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were approximately 104 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
616 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 616 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
38 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 38 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
99 HR Management Degrees Awarded

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 99 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #157 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means St. Joe's is a great university overall.

There were about 22 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at St. Joe's in the most recent data year.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA
42 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 42 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at University of Scranton in the most recent data year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 American University Washington, DC
12 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
13 University of Delaware Newark, DE
14 West Chester University of Pennsylvania West Chester, PA
15 Wilmington University New Castle, DE
16 Immaculata University Immaculata, PA

Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Colleges by State

Explore the best general human resources management/personnel administration schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 675
Pennsylvania 978 495
Maryland 618 470
New Jersey 614 541
District of Columbia 441 261
Delaware 345 111

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General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration is one of 6 different types of Human Resource Management programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Labor & Industrial Relations 1,168
Organizational Behavior Studies 696
Human Resources Development 555
Other Human Resources Management and Services 128
Labor Studies 59

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