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2024 Best Human Resource Management Schools in District of Columbia

6 Colleges in District of Columbia
407 HR Degrees Awarded
$66,028 Avg Early-Career Salary
Human Resource Management is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #45 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Resource Management Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 407 degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Resource Management School

Best Human Resource Management Schools in District of Columbia The hr program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Resource Management rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human resource management schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in HR
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Resource Management Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Resource Management in District of Columbia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the hr degree levels they offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in HR

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
217 HR Degrees Awarded
14.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in human resource management. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 217 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human resource management degree program at George Washington University earn $14,909 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 HR Degrees Awarded
16.4% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in human resource management. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the human resource management degree program at Georgetown University earn $7,944 more than the typical college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In DC
46.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in human resource management needs to check out American University. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 28 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 HR Degrees Awarded
44.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in human resource management has to look into Strayer University - Global Region. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

There were roughly 74 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Strayer University - Global Region in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the hr program make about $49,081 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a degree in human resource management from Strayer University - Global Region

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$60,687 Median Starting Salary

Trinity College is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 8th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 6 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Trinity College in the most recent data year. After graduating, hr degree recipients usually earn an average of $60,687 at the beginning of their careers.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In DC
90.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 11 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Career Technical Institute in the most recent data year.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 1,599
New York 333 1,308
Maryland 279 594
New Jersey 273 823
Delaware 175 198

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

HR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 309
Organizational Behavior Studies 60
Human Resources Development 38

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 2,564
General Business/Commerce 1,002
Finance & Financial Management 722
Accounting 525
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 469
Marketing 286
International Business 283
Entrepreneurial Studies 234
Real Estate 207
Management Information Systems 153

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