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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

42 Colleges
$31,578 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$63,064 Avg Salary

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.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$16,735 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Fitchburg State University the best value school in the New England Region for human resource management students. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

Fitchburg State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,735 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH
$9,015 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,015 a year.

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#3

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Charter Oak State College is a great value for human resource management students. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Charter Oak State College are $10,654 a year.

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

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT
$51,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 42 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinnipiac are $51,270 a year.

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$10,322 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Holyoke Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region list. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Holyoke.

Holyoke Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,322 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Champlain College

Burlington, VT
$42,984 Average Tuition & Fees

Champlain College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small 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 undergraduate student at Champlain are $42,984 a year. HR majors at Champlain take out an average of $15,937 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$13,365 Average Tuition & Fees

Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

JWU Online undergraduate students pay an average of $13,365 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at JWU Online take out is $30,486.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

UHart undergraduate students pay an average of $44,885 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Post University

Waterbury, CT
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Post University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year. On average, HR graduates from Post University take out $21,602 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$43,572 Average Tuition & Fees

Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Emmanuel Boston is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Emmanuel Boston are $43,572 a year.

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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 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.

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