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Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #44 most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the HR master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn 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 master’s degree. 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #6, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. 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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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#9

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Scranton.

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#10

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

McDaniel College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Westminster.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,810
New York 1,387
Maryland 650
New Jersey 863
District of Columbia 407
Delaware 198

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

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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