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2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

70 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 70 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the most popular online school in the United States for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 82% of the HR majors at the school.

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Out of the 70 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the # 2 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 78% of the HR majors at the school.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 70 online programs at 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 city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in HR at Harvard, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 70% of the HR majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Global Campus is a great place for human resource management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 9% are male.

After completing their Graduate Certificate, HR graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debtload of $25,385.

Full Human Resource Management at Colorado State University - Global Campus Report

#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their online graduate certificate. UMGC is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

Of the 49 students majoring in HR at UMGC, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Champlain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 46 students majoring in HR at Champlain, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 74% of the HR majors at the school.

While working on their Graduate Certificate, HR majors at Boise State accumulate an average of around $19,844 in student debt.

Full Human Resource Management at Boise State University Report

#10

Belhaven University

Jackson, MS

Belhaven University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Belhaven is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in HR at Belhaven, 18% are male and 83% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at Belhaven University Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for online Human Resource Management students that almost earned our Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential Elkhorn, WI
12 George Washington University Washington, DC
13 Florida International University Miami, FL
14 Strayer University - Global Region Washington, DC

View the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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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 25 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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