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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$26,765 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$90,067 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Doctor'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the HR doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Bellevue University also is in the top 20% of our Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Human Resource Management at Bellevue University Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Benedictine University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

Benedictine U graduate students pay an average of $19,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#8

Alvernia University

Reading, PA

With a ranking of #8, Alvernia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Alvernia is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Reading.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Alvernia are $16,130 a year.

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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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Human Resource Management by Region

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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 18 schools only.

  • 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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