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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$24,974 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 261 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Resource Management

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Fitchburg State graduate students pay an average of $6,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Emmanuel College Massachusetts helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in Massachusetts. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Emmanuel Boston graduate students pay an average of $14,319 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Framingham State are $12,090 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 per year.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also made our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 per year.

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#8

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cambridge College are $16,409 a year.

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Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 213
Rhode Island 105
New Hampshire 420
Maine 4
Vermont 97

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.

  • 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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