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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$32,644 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Champlain College the best value school in the New England Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Champlain also is in the top 20% of our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Full Human Resource Management at Champlain College Report

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emmanuel College Massachusetts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Emmanuel Boston graduate students pay an average of $14,319 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Emmanuel Boston also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Full Human Resource Management at Emmanuel College Massachusetts Report

#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Haven is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 per year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of New Haven

Out of the 10 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

SNHU graduate students pay an average of $19,470 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of Rhode Island ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, HR majors at URI accumulate an average of around $24,535 in student debt.

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University of Connecticut ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Maine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $22,968 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Southern Maine Report

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Franklin Pierce are $36,650 per year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Franklin Pierce University

#10

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #10, Suffolk University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Suffolk graduate students pay an average of $39,813 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Suffolk University

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 311
Connecticut 263
New Hampshire 432
Maine 10
Rhode Island 145
Vermont 97

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 10 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.

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