2024 Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Human Resources Development is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #138 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 master's degrees in human resources development during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human resources development students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human resources development students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resources development related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human resources development students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in Maryland list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Resources Development in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human resources development.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in HR Development

1

Towson University
Towson, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Towson University if you want to pursue a master's degree in human resources development. Towson is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Towson.More information about a master’s in human resources development from Towson University

2

Bowie State University
Bowie, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Bowie State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in human resources development. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Bowie.More information about a master’s in human resources development from Bowie State University

Best Human Resources Development Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Human Resources Development Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	11
Pennsylvania	607	215
District of Columbia	334	0

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Human Resources Development Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, Human Resources Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to HR Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	19

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy. More about our data sources and methodologies.