2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master'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.
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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 322 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.
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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in Human Resource Management
Our analysis found Colorado State University - Global Campus to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Out of the 322 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 68% of the HR majors at the school.
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Out of the 322 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.
Out of the 322 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 85% of the HR majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the United States. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Of the 267 students majoring in HR at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Southern California
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
Of the 211 students majoring in HR at UOPX - Arizona, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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University of the Incarnate Word ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools list. UIW is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
Of the 172 students majoring in HR at UIW, 61% are male and 39% are female.
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Villanova University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 82% of the HR majors at the school.
Full Human Resource Management at Villanova University Report
DeVry University - Illinois ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools list. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.
Women make up 80% of the HR majors at the school.
Full Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.
Of the 144 students majoring in HR at Rutgers New Brunswick, 39% are male and 61% are female.
Full Human Resource Management at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report
Stony Brook University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.
About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.
Florida International University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools list. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.
Of the 133 students majoring in HR at FIU, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
Of the 126 students majoring in HR at University of Oklahoma, 34% are male and 66% are female.
Full Human Resource Management at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 125 students majoring in HR at UIUC, 25% are male and 75% are female.
Full Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
Cornell University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 124 students majoring in HR at Cornell, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Cornell University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 118 students majoring in HR at Louisiana State University, 23% are male and 77% are female.
National University College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 117 students majoring in HR at National University College, 23% are male and 77% are female.
With a ranking of #19, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.
About 77% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 23% are male.
George Washington University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Women make up 70% of the HR majors at the school.
New York University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 99 students majoring in HR at NYU, 23% are male and 77% are female.
Full Human Resource Management at New York University Report
University of La Verne came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 60% of the HR majors at the school.
Fitchburg State University landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
Of the 88 students majoring in HR at Fitchburg State, 25% are male and 75% are female.
With a ranking of #24, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
Of the 86 students majoring in HR at AIU Online, 57% are male and 43% are female.
Full Human Resource Management at American InterContinental University - Online Report
Regent University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 85 students majoring in HR at Regent, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Rest of the Top Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Boise State University | Boise, ID |
| 50 | Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT |
| 51 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville, TX |
| 51 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 53 | Universidad del Turabo | Gurabo, PR |
| 53 | Strayer University - Georgia | Atlanta, GA |
| 53 | Champlain College | Burlington, VT |
| 56 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ |
| 56 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 58 | Grantham University | Lenexa, KS |
| 59 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 59 | Houston Baptist University | Houston, TX |
| 59 | Johnson & Wales University - Online | Providence, RI |
| 59 | Brenau University | Gainesville, GA |
| 63 | Strayer University - Global Region | Washington, DC |
| 63 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez | San Juan, PR |
Human Resource Management by Region
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Human Resource Management Related Majors
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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