Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

29 Colleges
$22,869 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. La Salle is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

La Salle graduate students pay an average of $1,455 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Resource Management at La Salle University Report

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

UMGC graduate students pay an average of $12,132 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Maryland Global Campus Report

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Villanova is ranked #5 for overall quality for HR in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Full Human Resource Management at Villanova University Report

#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Montclair State University

#5

Mount St Mary's University

Emmitsburg, MD

Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount St Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Mount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Emmitsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Mount are $13,676 a year.

Read More…

Thomas Edison State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TESU are $12,024 a year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Thomas Edison State University

West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

WCUPA graduate students pay an average of $16,758 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#8

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, PA

La Roche University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Pittsburgh, La Roche is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at La Roche are $12,619 a year.

Full Human Resource Management at La Roche University Report

#9

Moravian College

Bethlehem, PA

With a ranking of #9, Moravian College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Moravian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Moravian are $17,964 per year.

Full Human Resource Management at Moravian College Report

#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

GWU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read More…

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.

  • 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.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.