2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s
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In 2019-2020, 26,616 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,242 and had an average of $34,825 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9,112 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 225 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resource management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human resource management 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 Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 405 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado State University - Global Campus also made our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 260 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University excels when it comes to HR quality. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Scranton. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. University of Scranton is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree hr students list, University of Scranton has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Scranton are $11,630, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 62 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bellevue University is also in the top of our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 225 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #5 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 427 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Webster excels when it comes to HR quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster are $13,500.
Villanova University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 151 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719.
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With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 55 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 46 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU MN are $10,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 155 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096.
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With a ranking of #11, Baldwin Wallace University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. Baldwin Wallace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berea, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace College are $11,191.
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Bethel University Minnesota came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 32 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Bethel University Minnesota
Xavier University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 14 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Xavier also did well on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier are $12,076, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mount Mercy University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mount Mercy University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 21 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mercy University are $10,870, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Mount Mercy University Human Resource Management Report
Wilmington University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Wilmington University is located in New Castle, Delaware and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834.
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Fitchburg State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State University are $6,012, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Saint Joseph’s University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. St. Joe’s is a medium-sized school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Joe’s also took the #22 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Joseph’s University are $17,802.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Saint Joseph’s University
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 37 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Texas A&M University - College Station
With a ranking of #19, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #20, Champlain College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 51 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Champlain also did well on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Champlain are $14,310, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #21, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 235 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Loyola University Chicago came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola Chicago, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Loyola University Chicago Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #23, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s list. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 126 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Central Michigan also did well on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Central Michigan University
Regent University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 100 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma Christian University are $11,430, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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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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%.
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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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