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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Master's in Human Resource Management

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bridgewater College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bridgewater.

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Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Virginia landed the # 5 spot on the list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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#8

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

ECPI University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 342
Georgia 127
North Carolina 89
Tennessee 135
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 119
Alabama 111
South Carolina 154
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 2
West Virginia 67

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 8 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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