by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Ohio, there were 1,146 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,505 and $26,244 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 235 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in human resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular human resource management programs in the United States.
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The hr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tiffin University landed the #1 spot on the list. Tiffin University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 44 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Tiffin University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Franklin University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s. Franklin University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Franklin University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 94%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Toledo. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s. Located in Toledo, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s. Case Western Reserve University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mount St. Joseph University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Mount St. Joe is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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 more about Human Resource Management at Mount St. Joseph University
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Baldwin Wallace University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Berea, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Baldwin Wallace University Human Resource Management Report
Cleveland State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Full Cleveland State University Human Resource Management Report
DeVry University - Ohio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Full DeVry University - Ohio Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #11, Lourdes University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s list. Lourdes is a small school located in Sylvania, Ohio that handed out 3 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Bluffton University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking. Bluffton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluffton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Bluffton University
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Ohio for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #12. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 33 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Human Resource Management Report
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