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. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region 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 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 “Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 the New England Region for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. SNHU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Manchester, New Hampshire. The school has a large population, and it awarded 340 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg State University is a medium-sized school located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts that handed out 88 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Fitchburg State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 61 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Hartford
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Johnson & Wales University - Online
University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Charter Oak State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 29 masters’s HR degrees 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%.
Full Charter Oak State College Human Resource Management Report
University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Human Resource Management Report
Sacred Heart University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Sacred Heart University 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Sacred Heart University Human Resource Management Report
Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at JWU Providence
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified masters’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%.
With a ranking of #12, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Willimantic, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Harvard University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s HR degrees to qualified 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Human Resource Management at Emmanuel Boston
Framingham State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Framingham State University is a public institution located in Framingham, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 University
University of Rhode Island came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees 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%.
New England College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Henniker, New Hampshire, and it awarded 6 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin Pierce University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Franklin Pierce is a small school located in Rindge, New Hampshire that handed out 6 masters’s HR degrees 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%.
Full Franklin Pierce University Human Resource Management Report
Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Albertus Magnus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 4 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Cambridge College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Cambridge College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Cambridge College
With a ranking of #21, Thomas College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. Located in Waterville, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Suffolk University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Haven came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. 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 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of New Haven
With a ranking of #24, Lasell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Lasell University
University of Bridgeport came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Bridgeport Human Resource Management Report
Boston College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Boston College
Boston University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Endicott College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #24. Endicott College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Beverly, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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