2024 Best Human Resources Development Schools in the Southeast Region
8Colleges in the Southeast Region
414HR Development Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in human resources development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #290 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of human resources development. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 414 degrees in human resources development during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Human Resources Development School
The hr development program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Resources Development rankings. For our Best Overall Human Resources Development School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Human Resources Development Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Resources Development Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Best Schools for Human Resources Development in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the hr development degrees they offer, see the list below.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in human resources development. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. A Best Colleges rank of #271 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Louisiana State University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 201 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Clemson University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human resources development. Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat University of Arkansas if you wish to pursue a degree in human resources development. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Fayetteville. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in human resources development has to take a look at Mercer University. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Macon. A Best Colleges rank of #415 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mercer is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Mercer in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Barry University if you want to pursue a degree in human resources development. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 21st out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 39 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Barry University in the most recent year we have data available.
Southern Miss is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were about 26 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 15 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at SWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 19 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Limestone College in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Greeneville, Tusculum is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 40th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 19 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Tusculum in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).