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Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

42 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Our analysis found Villanova University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 42 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at GWU, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland Global Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Strayer University - Global Region. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, Strayer University - Global Region is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the HR majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#6

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

With a ranking of #6, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

About 77% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 23% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 50% are male.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at The Graduate Center take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $16,900.

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#8

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #8, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in HR at Montclair State, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester.

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

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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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 29 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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