2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Human Resource Management is the #11 most popular major in District of Columbia with 349 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Human Resource Management

#1

George Washington University

Washington, DC

55 Graduate Certificates

#2 in Quality in District of Columbia

$32,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Strayer University - Global Region

Washington, DC

29 Graduate Certificates

$15,135 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Strayer University - Global Region. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Strayer University - Global Region are $15,135 per year.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

1 Graduate Certificates

#3 in Quality in District of Columbia

$38,456 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

• 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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