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

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

In 2020-2021, 320 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #29 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Regent University the most popular school in Virginia for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Of the 85 students majoring in HR at Regent, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Regent University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Strayer University - Virginia is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Strayer University - Virginia Report

#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Richmond helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in HR at URichmond, 32% are male and 68% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Richmond Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Virginia. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in HR at GMU, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at George Mason University Report

#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at ECPI University Report

#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the midsize city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in HR at Marymount, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Marymount University

#7

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

Bridgewater College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bridgewater.

Women make up 50% of the HR majors at the school.

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DeVry University - Virginia ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Of the 4 students majoring in HR at DeVry University - Virginia, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Virginia Report

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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

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 8 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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