by our College Data Analytics Team
[Human Resource Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/human-resource-management/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a human resource management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where human resource management graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send human resource management graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Bryant University the top school for human resource management graduate earnings in Rhode Island. Bryant University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield. Human Resource Management graduates of Bryant University earn a median of about $79,061 a year early in their careers.
Johnson And Wales University Providence produces some of the highest-paid graduates in human resource management, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a private not-for-profit institution. Early-career human resource management graduates from Johnson And Wales University Providence make a median of around $47,675 per year.
Johnson And Wales University Online came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human resource management schools. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Online is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, human resource management degree recipients from Johnson And Wales University Online typically earn about $49,736 annually.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their human resource management graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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