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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

81 Colleges
$51,870 Avg Salary
$27,241 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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. 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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 81 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a .

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Villanova University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human resource management students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 81 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 81 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

Towson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Strayer University - Global Region came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Strayer University - Global Region is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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With a ranking of #9, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#11

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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#12

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#12

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Human Resource Management students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
14 University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD
15 The Graduate Center, CUNY New York, NY
16 Robert Morris University Moon Township, PA

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 701
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.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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