by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 28,787 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 407 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,028 and $36,041 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,645 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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 Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 4 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Strayer University - District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 45 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia list. Trinity Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Trinity Washington University
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 100 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full George Washington University Human Resource Management Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 67 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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American University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Catholic University of America did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in District of Columbia ranking, coming in at #7. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
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