2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.
The Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 241 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Human Resource Management
Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the United States for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 241 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 241 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 241 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Southern California landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
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Michigan State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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With a ranking of #13, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.
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Pepperdine University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #17 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
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New York University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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Marquette University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.
With a ranking of #20, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.
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George Mason University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools list. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
George Washington University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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With a ranking of #25, University of Richmond did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of University of Richmond.
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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 Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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37 | University of Wisconsin - Stout | Menomonie, WI |
38 | Golden Gate University - San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
39 | Marymount University | Arlington, VA |
40 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
41 | Towson University | Towson, MD |
42 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Amherst, MA |
43 | American University | Washington, DC |
44 | Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota | Winona, MN |
45 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
46 | Temple University | Philadelphia, PA |
47 | Utah State University | Logan, UT |
48 | University of Houston | Houston, TX |
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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major
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 |
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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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