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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in New York

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

With 701 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human resource management is the #33 most popular major in New York.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Stony Brook University the most popular school in New York for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Women make up 82% of the HR majors at the school.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Cornell University Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 77% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#4

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Women make up 41% of the HR majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 82% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Columbia University in the City of New York

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pace University - New York is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#7

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Mercy is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry.

About 79% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 21% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Mercy College Report

The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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

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#9

Baruch College

New York, NY

Baruch College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Baruch is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

DeVry College of New York

New York, NY

DeVry College of New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan is a small private for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 20 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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