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2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools

74 Colleges
$49,057 Avg Salary
$31,139 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 12,117 people earned a degree or certificate in human resource management, making the major the #26 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern New Hampshire University is a great place for human resource management students pursuing an online degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Boise State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the rural area of Elkhorn, Wright Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 George Washington University Washington, DC
13 The University of Arizona Global Campus San Diego, CA
13 Florida International University Miami, FL

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

More Human Resource Management Rankings

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

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 26 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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