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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$43,912 Avg Salary
$33,703 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Bachelor'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the HR bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our analysis found Post University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Of the 33 students majoring in HR at Post University, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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#2

Bryant University

Smithfield, RI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bryant University is a great place for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bryant is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Smithfield.

About 71% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

About 84% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#4

Nichols College

Dudley, MA

Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nichols College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Nichols is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dudley.

Of the 13 students majoring in HR at Nichols, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#5

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Out of the 21 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the HR majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in HR at JWU Providence, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#7

Fisher College

Boston, MA

Fisher College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in HR at Fisher College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#7

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

Merrimack College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Merrimack is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Andover.

Women make up 86% of the HR majors at the school.

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#9

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in HR at UBridgeport, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#10

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Of the 5 students majoring in HR at Providence, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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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 21 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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