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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$18,372 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Human Resource Management is the #26 most popular major in the country with 12,117 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the HR graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.

Columbia Southern University graduate students pay an average of $4,035 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia Southern University also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

American Military University graduate students pay an average of $7,050 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, American Military University also is in the top 10% of our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Anderson University South Carolina is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

Anderson University South Carolina graduate students pay an average of $11,643 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Resource Management at Anderson University South Carolina Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Queens University of Charlotte helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Southeast Region . Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Queens are $14,166 a year.

Full Human Resource Management at Queens University of Charlotte Report

#6

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Belhaven graduate students pay an average of $10,980 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

Lipscomb University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lipscomb also is in the top 20% of our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brenau are $13,940 a year.

Full Human Resource Management at Brenau University Report

#9

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URichmond are $25,620 a year.

URichmond also claimed a spot on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Richmond Report

With a ranking of #10, Tennessee Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Cookeville, Tennessee Tech University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tennessee Tech University are $20,702 a year.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 320
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

One of 20 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 19 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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