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

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

Human Resource Management is the #26 most popular major in the country with 12,117 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the HR master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Florida International University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . FIU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Florida International University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Regent University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the HR majors at the school.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southeast Region . TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Troy University

#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

About 90% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 10% are male.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Nova Southeastern University

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Clemson University Report

With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Georgia is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Atlanta.

Women make up 90% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Strayer University - Georgia

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Gainesville.

Women make up 77% of the HR majors at the school.

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Universidad Ana G. Mendez landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of San Juan, UAGM is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 16% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Universidad Ana G. Mendez Report

With a ranking of #10, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 320
Florida 342
Georgia 127
North Carolina 89
Tennessee 135
Kentucky 41
Louisiana 119
Alabama 111
South Carolina 154
Mississippi 57
Arkansas 2
West Virginia 67

One of 20 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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