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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$31,797 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,493 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Resource Management

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$10,655 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in Massachusetts for human resource management students. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fitchburg State are $10,655 a year.

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$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$43,572 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a great value for human resource management students. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Emmanuel Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $43,572 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA
$61,706 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Boston College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#5

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA
$11,380 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Framingham State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Massachusetts. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $11,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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$13,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 a year.

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#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Suffolk undergraduate students pay an average of $41,648 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Cambridge College

Boston, MA
$16,442 Average Tuition & Fees

Cambridge College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cambridge College are $16,442 per year.

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Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

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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 9 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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