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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 56 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in human resource management. To top this list, a school must have a successful human resource management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh Carbon Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lehigh Carbon Community College is a medium-sized school located in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Westmoreland County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Westmoreland County Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Butler County Community College is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate. This small school is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Community College of Beaver County
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware County Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Delaware County Community College
Saint Francis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Saint Francis University is located in Loretto, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s HR degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
University of Scranton landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Pennsylvania for an Associate ranking. Located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s HR students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Scranton
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
