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2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 12,117 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stevens Institute of Technology is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

Stockton University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 701
Pennsylvania 962
Maryland 199
New Jersey 251
District of Columbia 349
Delaware 38

Human Resource Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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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