2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools
Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You
In 2020-2021, 12,117 people earned a degree or certificate in human resource management, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. This report analyzed 288 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the United States
Check out the HR programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools in Human Resource Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best school in the United States for human resource management students. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Out of the 288 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Villanova University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Southern California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #8 on the list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
University of San Francisco landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
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Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #10 on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Michigan State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #12 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #14 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #15 on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.
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Pepperdine University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #17 on the list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #20 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #21 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools list. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.
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With a ranking of #22, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Saint Louis University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
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With a ranking of #24, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Concordia University, Chicago is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.
New York University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Rest of the Top Best Human Resource Management Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional great schools for Human Resource Management students that almost earned our Best Human Resource Management Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Saint Joseph’s University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 45 | Colorado State University - Global Campus | Greenwood Village, CO |
| 46 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 47 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 48 | Oklahoma State University - Main Campus | Stillwater, OK |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
| 50 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
| 51 | Walsh College | Troy, MI |
| 52 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 53 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
| 54 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
| 55 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
| 56 | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Winona, MN |
| 57 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | San Diego, CA |
Human Resource Management by Region
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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major
One of 20 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to HR
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 131,555 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 31,701 |
| Accounting | 19,309 |
| General Business/Commerce | 9,137 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 5,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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