by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Human Resource Management is the 45th most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,740 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,029 and $32,588 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 79 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human resource management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree hr students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amridge University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. Montgomery, Alabama is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s HR degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee landed the #2 spot on the list. Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee is a small private for-profit school situated in Chamblee, Georgia. It awarded 7 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Interactive College of Technology - Chamblee
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daymar College - Clarksville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Ocala, Florida, and it awarded 31 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Rasmussen University - Florida
With a ranking of #6, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Morgantown, West Virginia, and it awarded 2 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clarkston, Georgia, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s HR students in 2020-2021.
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Columbus Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Georgia, and it awarded 4 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbus Technical College Human Resource Management Report
Guilford Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Jamestown, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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Gaston College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Gaston College is a public institution located in Dallas, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Interactive College of Technology - Morrow ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Interactive College of Technology - Morrow is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Interactive College of Technology - Morrow
Interactive College of Technology - Gainesville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 0 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Interactive College of Technology - Gainesville
American Public University System ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at American Public University System
Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full Fayetteville Technical Community College Human Resource Management Report
Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Wake Technical Community College Human Resource Management Report
Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Alamance Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Graham, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Alamance Community College Human Resource Management Report
Regent University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 204 associates’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Regent University
Mitchell Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Statesville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full Mitchell Community College Human Resource Management Report
Interactive College of Technology - Newport landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Interactive College of Technology - Newport is a private for-profit institution located in Newport, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Interactive College of Technology - Newport Human Resource Management Report
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