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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region

35 Colleges
$63,064 Avg Salary
$31,193 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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the New England 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for human resource management students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for human resource management students. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.

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#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

The excellent programs at Fitchburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the # 5 spot on the list. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #6, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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University of Connecticut landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#10

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, Charter Oak State College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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 26 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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