2024 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

a bachelor's degree in human resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of human resource management. Combined, these schools handed out 50 bachelor's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Resource Management School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The hr bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality hr program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human resource management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human resource management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human resource management students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resource management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human resource management students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Resource Management in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in human resource management.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in HR

1

Post University
Waterbury, CT

33 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Post University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in human resource management. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from Post University

2

Eastern Connecticut State University
Willimantic, CT

5 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Eastern Connecticut State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in human resource management. ECSU is a small public university located in the town of Willimantic.More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from Eastern Connecticut State University

3

Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CT

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human resource management needs to take a look at Quinnipiac University. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from Quinnipiac University

4

University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human resource management needs to check out University of Bridgeport. Located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from University of Bridgeport

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	50
New Hampshire	157	12
Rhode Island	157	40
Maine	156	4

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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Human Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	34
Labor & Industrial Relations	6
Organizational Behavior Studies	5
Labor Studies	5

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,615
Finance & Financial Management	854
Accounting	688
Marketing	635
Management Information Systems	154
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	115
General Business/Commerce	66
General Sales & Marketing	65
International Business	57
Construction Management	54

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy. More about our data sources and methodologies.