2024 Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina

If you plan on getting your master's degree in human resources development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #138 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for human resources development students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 66 master's degrees in human resources development to qualified students.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human resources development.

Top South Carolina Schools for a Master's in HR Development

1

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Annual Graduates

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

2

Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in human resources development needs to look into Southern Wesleyan University. Located in the suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in human resources development from Southern Wesleyan University

Best Human Resources Development Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	422	30
Tennessee	313	38
Louisiana	250	118
Mississippi	243	11

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to HR Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	87

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.