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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England 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 New England region, there were 1,459 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,064 and $31,193 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in human resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the #1 spot on the list. Dudley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Bryant is a private not-for-profit institution located in Smithfield, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fisher College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Granite State College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 12 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Granite State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Post University
Salem State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Salem State University Human Resource Management Report
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Saint Joseph’s Maine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Standish, Maine. It awarded 3 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Saint Joseph’s College of Maine Human Resource Management Report
Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Goodwin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in East Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. ECSU is a small public school situated in Willimantic, Connecticut. It awarded 5 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Connecticut State University Human Resource Management Report
Merrimack College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Merrimack is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Andover, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Merrimack College
University of Bridgeport came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Bridgeport
With a ranking of #14, Thomas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Thomas College is a small school located in Waterville, Maine that handed out 1 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Thomas College
Providence College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Providence College
With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Human Resource Management Report
Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Western New England University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Full Western New England University Human Resource Management Report
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #18. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 115 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #18, Clark University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Clark University is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Clark University
With a ranking of #18, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 6 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at New England College
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