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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

105 Colleges
$51,870 Avg Salary
$27,241 Avg Student Debt

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

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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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#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. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . 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 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Stevens is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

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With a ranking of #8, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. 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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#9

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. 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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#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a very 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 came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school 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 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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#13

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #13 on the 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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#14

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #14, Saint Joseph’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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 ranked #15 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the 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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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

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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