2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management
401
Ranked Colleges
11,722
Degrees Awarded
$43,912
Avg Salary
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,722 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major” ranking, we looked at 401 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Nazarene University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Bethany, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 SNU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Full Nyack College Human Resource Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major. UPR Aguadilla is located in Aguadilla, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University of Puerto Rico. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. This small school is located in Manati, , and it awarded 11 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at AUPR Manati
Out of the 401 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Mennonite University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Mennonite is a small school located in Harrisonburg, Virginia that handed out 30 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Eastern Mennonite
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. This fairly large school is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and it awarded 317 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Colorado State University - Global Campus Human Resource Management Report
Pitzer College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Pitzer is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Claremont, California. It awarded 18 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Pitzer
Waldorf University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #8. Waldorf is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 72 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Waldorf Human Resource Management Report
Ottawa University - Milwaukee landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. This small school is located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Ottawa University - Milwaukee Human Resource Management Report
Oakwood University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. This small school is located in Huntsville, Alabama, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Oakwood
University of Richmond did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #11. University of Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 87 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full URichmond Human Resource Management Report
National American University - Kings Bay landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. National American University - Kings Bay is located in Kings Bay, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 1 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at National American University - Kings Bay
Dickinson State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. DSU is located in Dickinson, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at DSU
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #14. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #15, American University of Puerto Rico did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. American University of Puerto Rico is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bayamon, . It awarded 5 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full American University of Puerto Rico Human Resource Management Report
Roberts Wesleyan College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Roberts Wesleyan College
Bluffton University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #17. Bluffton University is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 12 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Bluffton
Faulkner University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Faulkner University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Faulkner University
With a ranking of #19, Trinity International University - Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Trinity International University - Florida is a small school located in Miramar, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Trinity International University - Florida Human Resource Management Report
Edgewood College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #20. Edgewood College is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 25 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Edgewood Human Resource Management Report
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Humacao is a small school located in Humacao, that handed out 25 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
With a ranking of #22, Bayamon Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Located in Bayamón, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full Bayamon Central University Human Resource Management Report
Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Ottawa University - Kansas City
With a ranking of #24, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Oakland is a fairly large school located in Rochester Hills, Michigan that handed out 200 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Oakland University
With a ranking of #25, Claflin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Full Claflin University Human Resource Management Report
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