2021 Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
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10,900Bachelor's Degrees
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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Human Resource Management is the #43rd most popular major in the country with 10,900 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
For this year's Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking, we looked at 113 colleges that offer a bachelor's in hr. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resource management programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human resource management program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Human Resource Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying hr.
Top 15% Best Human Resource Management Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Cornell University has taken the #1 spot in this year's human resource management ranking for non-traditional students. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca. Cornell also made our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list, coming in at #1.
The student loan default rate at Cornell is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,837 students at Cornell that take at least one class online. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
Benedictine University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best human resource management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Benedictine U also did well on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.1% of Benedictine U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,732 students take at least one class online at Benedictine U. There are roughly 1,223 part time students in attendance at Benedictine U.
Capella University landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best human resource management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 38,716 students at Capella University and they are all exclusively distance learners. 30,933 of Capella University students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population. Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list.
About 1.1% of Rutgers New Brunswick students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 30,054 students take at least one class online at Rutgers New Brunswick. 7,559 of Rutgers New Brunswick students are attending part time.
Michigan State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 33,526 students at Michigan State that take at least one class online. About 6,517 of the students at Michigan State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Bethel University Minnesota as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Bethel University Minnesota has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 1,200 students take at least one class online at Bethel University Minnesota. 1,265 students are part time.
Saint Joseph's University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. St. Joe's is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia. St. Joe's did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list.
About 1.2% of St. Joe’s students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,032 students at St. Joe’s are exclusively online. About 2,163 of the students at St. Joe’s are attending part time.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best human resource management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. SMU MN also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list. It's in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
About 1.2% of SMU MN students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,839 students at SMU MN are exclusively online. 1,444 of SMU MN students are attending part time.
Bellevue University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best human resource management schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 11,048 of Bellevue University students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 4,014 part time students in attendance at Bellevue University.
Southern Nazarene University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethany, SNU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 599 students at SNU are exclusively online. About 467 of the students at SNU are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Nyack College as the #11 school in this year's rankings. Nyack is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. 830 students at Nyack are exclusively online. About 707 of the students at Nyack are attending part time.
The #12 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Mount Mercy University. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 1.4% of Mount Mercy students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 306 students at Mount Mercy are exclusively online. There are roughly 451 part time students in attendance at Mount Mercy.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population. University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list.
About 1.2% of University of Oklahoma students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,433 students at University of Oklahoma that take at least one class online. 6,082 of University of Oklahoma students are attending part time.
The #14 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Immaculata University. Located in the suburb of Immaculata, Immaculata is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The student loan default rate at Immaculata is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 716 students take at least one class online at Immaculata. 1,282 students are part time.
George Washington University earned the #15 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. GWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Human Resource Management list.
The student loan default rate at GWU is lower than is typical, just 0.4% of students default in three years. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
Our rankings recognize Concordia University, Saint Paul as the #16 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 3,352 students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are exclusively online. 1,261 students are part time.
Here are some additional great schools for non-traditional students studying HR that almost earned our Best Human Resource Management Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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