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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts

13 Colleges
$59,493 Avg Salary
$49,332 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 261 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Massachusetts 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

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Out of the 13 schools in Massachusetts 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 medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the # 5 spot on the list. Emmanuel Boston is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#6

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

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#7

Cambridge College

Boston, MA

Cambridge College 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. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk 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. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

With a ranking of #10, Lasell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Lasell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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 13 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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