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. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 837 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 29 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 colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree hr students.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 47 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 88 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State University Human Resource Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Charter Oak State College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region. Located in New Britain, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 29 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Charter Oak State College
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 51 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 61 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Emmanuel Boston is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 10 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Emmanuel Boston
Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 53 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 89%.
With a ranking of #8, Southern New Hampshire University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 340 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Southern New Hampshire University
Thomas College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Thomas College
Franklin Pierce University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Rindge, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Franklin Pierce
Albertus Magnus College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Albertus Magnus
Eastern Connecticut State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Eastern Connecticut State University
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Framingham State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State University is located in Framingham, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Framingham State
With a ranking of #15, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 87%.
With a ranking of #16, New England College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Cambridge College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 full report on Human Resource Management at Cambridge College
University of Connecticut ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Connecticut
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 19 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Rhode Island ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Rhode Island
Harvard University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 masters’s HR degrees 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Harvard University
Suffolk University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 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%.
Boston University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 4 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of New Haven
Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Boston College
Endicott College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Endicott College is located in Beverly, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Endicott College
University of Bridgeport ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 6 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Lasell University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Newton, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
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