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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

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$90,067 Avg Salary

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

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 Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the HR doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Regent University the most popular school in the United States for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in HR at Regent, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Benedictine University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the United States. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

Women make up 48% of the HR majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great place for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 71% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at George Washington University Report

Alliant International University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, Alliant is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in HR at Alliant, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Alliant International University

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 92% of the HR majors at the school.

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#8

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Women make up 40% of the HR majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at The University of Texas at Tyler Report

#10

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

Saybrook University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree human resource management programs. Saybrook University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Oakland.

About 75% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Saybrook University Report

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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 33 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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