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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #60 most popular major in Virginia with 488 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Virginia 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

Our analysis found Regent University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Regent University

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Virginia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Strayer University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Strayer University - Virginia

#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of University of Richmond, URichmond is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 68% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Richmond Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Out of the 8 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 41% of the HR majors at the school.

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#5

ECPI University

Virginia Beach, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means ECPI University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, ECPI University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in HR at ECPI University, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at ECPI University

#6

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

Marymount University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Marymount University Report

#7

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

Bridgewater 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. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Bridgewater.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Bridgewater College

With a ranking of #8, DeVry University - Virginia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. DeVry University - Virginia is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Arlington.

Women make up 50% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Virginia

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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.

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