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2024 Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges in the New England Region
1,068 HR Management Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #53 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 17 schools in the New England 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 1,068 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 New England Region Your choice of general human resources management/personnel administration school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in HR Management
Master's Degrees in HR Management

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hr management degree levels they offer.

10 Top New England Region Schools in HR Management

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
32 HR Management Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were about 32 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bryant University
Smithfield, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Bryant University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Smithfield. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bryant is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Bryant in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
499 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general human resources management/personnel administration has to check out Southern New Hampshire University. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #245 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SNHU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 499 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year.

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
107 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general human resources management/personnel administration needs to check out Champlain College. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington. A Best Colleges rank of #494 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Champlain is a great college overall.

There were approximately 107 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
50 HR Management Degrees Awarded

JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.

There were approximately 50 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at JWU Online in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #599 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emmanuel Boston is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Emmanuel Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
88 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Fitchburg. This university ranks 44th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 88 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent data year.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
77 HR Management Degrees Awarded

Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the suburb of Waterbury. This university ranks 14th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 77 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
5.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #802 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Salem State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at Salem State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In RI
26.1% Growth in Graduates

JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JWU Providence is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 general human resources management/personnel administration students who graduated with this degree at JWU Providence in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 156
Connecticut 538 63
Rhode Island 436 97
Maine 396 6
New Hampshire 395 364
Vermont 352 51

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One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to HR Management

Related Major Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies 313
Labor Studies 24
Human Resources Development 20
Labor & Industrial Relations 19
Other Human Resources Management and Services 15

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