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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in New Jersey

17 Colleges
$52,406 Avg Salary
$26,418 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 863 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in New Jersey to see which 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - New Brunswick the most popular school in New Jersey for human resource management students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

While working on their degree, HR majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $25,687 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $256, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Out of the 17 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Seton Hall take out is $25,750.

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The excellent programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of Trenton, TESU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

HR majors at TESU take out an average of $16,937 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

On average, HR graduates from Rowan take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $245.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Rowan University

#5

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

HR majors at Rider take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $499.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Rider University

#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Montclair State University

#7

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Stockton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Stockton State is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Galloway.

Full Human Resource Management at Stockton University Report

With a ranking of #8, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Stevens is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hoboken.

Full Human Resource Management at Stevens Institute of Technology Report

Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sewell, RCSJ is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus

#10

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Saint Peter’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the large city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,810
New York 1,387
Maryland 650
District of Columbia 407
Delaware 198

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 17 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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