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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

16 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the New England Region . Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

Of the 34 students majoring in HR at URI, 32% are male and 68% are female.

On average, HR graduates from URI take out $24,535 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Franklin Pierce University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.

Full Human Resource Management at Franklin Pierce University Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Haven.

Women make up 75% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of New Haven

University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Connecticut Report

University of Southern Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Southern Maine

#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Suffolk University

Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Emmanuel College Massachusetts

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 261
Connecticut 213
Rhode Island 105
New Hampshire 420
Maine 4
Vermont 97

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 16 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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