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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

42 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.

Of the 127 students majoring in HR at Villanova, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 62% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at George Washington University Report

Out of the 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Global Region landed the # 4 spot on the list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

About 69% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 28 students majoring in HR at Pitt, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 26 students majoring in HR at SUNY Empire, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 18 students majoring in HR at The Graduate Center, 50% are male and 50% are female.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at The Graduate Center take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,900.

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#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

Adelphi University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Adelphi is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Garden City.

Of the 16 students majoring in HR at Adelphi, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at Adelphi University Report

#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

With a ranking of #8, Montclair State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Women make up 63% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Montclair State University Report

With a ranking of #10, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 17% are male.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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 29 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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