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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

23 Colleges
$25,832 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fitchburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fitchburg State are $6,012 per year.

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#2

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Charter Oak State College is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

Charter Oak State College graduate students pay an average of $10,536 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Quinnipiac are $20,340 a year.

Quinnipiac also claimed a spot on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain 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 Champlain are $14,310 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Johnson & Wales University - Online is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

JWU Online graduate students pay an average of $14,706 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

UHart graduate students pay an average of $15,202 in tuition and fees each year.

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Emmanuel College Massachusetts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Emmanuel Boston are $14,319 a year.

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Johnson & Wales University - Providence ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at JWU Providence are $14,706 a year.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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#10

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Framingham State are $17,460 per year.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges 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 23 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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