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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master'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. 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 Master's Degree 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. This report analyzed 29 schools in the New England Region 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.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 88 students majoring in HR at Fitchburg State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Hartford is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 32% are male.

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#5

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Out of the 29 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Women make up 81% of the HR majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

Women make up 79% of the HR majors at the school.

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#7

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in HR at Charter Oak State College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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

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#10

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

Sacred Heart University 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 #10 on the list. Sacred Heart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.

About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.

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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 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.

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