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2023 Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the HR doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the United States for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the United States. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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Case Western Reserve University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Full Human Resource Management at Case Western Reserve University Report

#8

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

With a ranking of #8, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Full Human Resource Management at Bellevue University Report

#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Human Resource Management at Harvard University Report

Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

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Human Resource Management by Region

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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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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 18 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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