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Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 12,117 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 50% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Cornell University Report

#3

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alvernia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of Reading, Alvernia is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Human Resource Management at Alvernia University Report

#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great place for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 4 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 701
Pennsylvania 962
Maryland 199
New Jersey 251
District of Columbia 349
Delaware 38

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 6 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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