2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 105 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Colleges.
Top 15% Best Human Resource Management Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human resource management students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
On average, HR graduates from Cornell take out $15,500 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $492.
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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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a 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. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
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University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hoboken.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #8 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.
While working on their degree, HR majors at GWU accumulate an average of around $22,750 in student debt.
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New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Temple University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
While working on their degree, HR majors at Temple accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $396.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.
While working on their degree, HR majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $24,500 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.
While working on their degree, HR majors at UMGC accumulate an average of around $23,363 in student debt.
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Seton Hall University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.
On average, HR graduates from Seton Hall take out $25,750 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
After completing their degree, HR graduates from St. Joe's carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
HR majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out an average of $25,687 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $256.
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Here are some additional great schools for Human Resource Management students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA |
| 17 | Immaculata University | Immaculata, PA |
| 18 | McDaniel College | Westminster, MD |
| 19 | Wilmington University | New Castle, DE |
| 20 | University of Scranton | Scranton, PA |
| 21 | SUNY Empire State College | Saratoga Springs, NY |
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 |
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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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.