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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$17,852 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 962 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at La Salle are $1,455 per year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at La Salle University

The excellent graduate certificate programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCUPA are $11,898 a year.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Villanova are $21,199 a year.

Villanova not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Shippensburg, Ship is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ship are $11,970 per year.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Temple University

#6

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

La Roche University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. La Roche is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Pittsburgh.

La Roche graduate students pay an average of $12,619 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

Moravian College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Moravian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Moravian are $17,964 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $25,248 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Drexel University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Drexel graduate students pay an average of $37,074 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Carlow University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #10, Carlow University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Carlow is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carlow graduate students pay an average of $20,812 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Carlow University

Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 701
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.

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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