by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,894 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,379 and $28,060 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 749 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human resource management.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania. Located in Ft. Washington, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Pennsylvania Human Resource Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Francis University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Saint Francis is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 151 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Robert Morris University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Roche University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Scranton landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Scranton Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #8, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Ship is a medium-sized school located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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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With a ranking of #9, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. This fairly large school is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 56 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
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Moravian College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Moravian College is a small school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 50 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full University of Pennsylvania Human Resource Management Report
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #14, Strayer University - Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Strayer University - Pennsylvania is a small school located in Trevose, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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Temple University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 33 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Holy Family University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Holy Family University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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La Salle University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. La Salle University is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #18, Widener University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Widener is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, University of Valley Forge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Cabrini University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Geneva College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #18. Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Drexel University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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