2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.
2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg.
Of the 88 students majoring in HR at Fitchburg State, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the New England Region . Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
About 68% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 32% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Champlain College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.
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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 81% of the HR majors at the school.
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University of Connecticut came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 79% of the HR majors at the school.
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Charter Oak State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.
Of the 29 students majoring in HR at Charter Oak State College, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 63% of the HR majors at the school.
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Sacred Heart University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
Human Resource Management Related Majors
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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.