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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina

20 Colleges
$44,463 Avg Salary
$30,603 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 240 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #89 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

While working on their degree, HR majors at UNC Chapel Hill accumulate an average of around $17,500 in student debt.

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Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - North Carolina landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Morrisville, Strayer University - North Carolina is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Carolina University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina list. WCU is a large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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#4

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

The excellent programs at University of Mount Olive helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in North Carolina. UMO is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Mount Olive.

On average, HR graduates from UMO take out $43,705 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

High Point University

High Point, NC

Out of the 20 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, High Point University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

Meredith College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

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North Carolina State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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Queens University of Charlotte came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Charlotte, Queens is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Guilford Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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#10

Elon University

Elon, NC

Elon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Elon, Elon is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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
Virginia 488
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 20 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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