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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found Florida International University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 82% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Florida International University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Out of the 55 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 55% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Regent University Report

#4

Troy University

Troy, AL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Troy University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southeast Region . TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.

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#5

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nova Southeastern University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

About 90% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Nova Southeastern University Report

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University 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 large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the HR majors at the school.

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Strayer University - Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Strayer University - Georgia is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Atlanta.

Women make up 90% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Strayer University - Georgia Report

#8

Brenau University

Gainesville, GA

Brenau University 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 #8 on the list. Brenau is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Gainesville.

Women make up 77% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Brenau University

Universidad Ana G. Mendez 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of San Juan, UAGM is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Universidad Ana G. Mendez Report

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

About 68% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 32% are male.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 211
Virginia 488
North Carolina 240
Florida 707
Tennessee 189
Kentucky 139
South Carolina 210
Louisiana 144
Arkansas 29
Alabama 432
Mississippi 85
West Virginia 69

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 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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