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2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

107 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 28,787 people earned a degree or certificate in human resource management, making the major the #44 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 107 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 15% Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Villanova University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 107 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #8, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate human resource management programs. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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Colorado State University - Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public college with a large student population.

HR majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus take out an average of $25,385 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#12

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #12 on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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#13

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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#14

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#15

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

University of Richmond did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #15 on the list. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.

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With a ranking of #16, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Human Resource Management students that almost earned our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
18 Golden Gate University - San Francisco San Francisco, CA
19 Brandman University Irvine, CA
20 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
21 Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Winona, MN

Human Resource Management by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 21 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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