2024 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Ranked #22 in popularity, human resource management is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for human resource management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 206 master's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human resource management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human resource management students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human resource management to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resource management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human resource management students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Human Resource Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Resource Management in Connecticut

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human resource management.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Master's in HR

1

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

29 Annual Graduates

$78,835 Median Starting Salary

University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in human resource management. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs.

Those human resource management students who get their master's degree from University of Connecticut earn $3,028 more than the standard hr graduate.

More information about a master’s in human resource management from University of Connecticut

2

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

53 Annual Graduates

$83,274 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in human resource management has to check out Quinnipiac University. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden.

Those human resource management students who get their master's degree from Quinnipiac University make $7,467 more than the typical hr grad.

More information about a master’s in human resource management from Quinnipiac University

2

Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT

18 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in human resource management needs to look into Sacred Heart University. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in human resource management from Sacred Heart University

4

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Eastern Connecticut State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in human resource management. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in human resource management from Eastern Connecticut State University

5

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

61 Annual Graduates

$53,203 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their master's from the hr program report average early career income of $53,203.

More information about a master’s in human resource management from University of Hartford

6

Charter Oak State College
New Britain, CT

29 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in human resource management from Charter Oak State College

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	154
Rhode Island	127	71
New Hampshire	108	352
Vermont	91	51
Maine	90	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to HR

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Human Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies	159
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	29
Human Resources Development	18

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,760
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	465
Accounting	436
General Business/Commerce	216
Marketing	25
Taxation	16
Construction Management	9
Finance & Financial Management	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy. More about our data sources and methodologies.