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2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
289 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Human Resources Development is the 313th most popular major in the country with 2,019 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 457 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 289 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resources development. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human resources development programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human resources development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Towson University is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 67 masters’s HR development degrees to qualified students.

Towson also made our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Towson

#2

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bowie, Maryland. It awarded 43 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

Bowie State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Bowie State University

#3

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 151 degrees to qualified masters’s HR development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Villanova, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Villanova University

#4

La Salle University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. La Salle is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s HR development degrees to qualified students.

La Salle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at La Salle are $26,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full La Salle Human Resources Development Report

#5

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nazareth College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

Nazareth also made our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Nazareth are $17,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Nazareth

#6

McDaniel College

Westminster, Maryland

McDaniel College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. McDaniel College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Westminster, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

McDaniel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at McDaniel College are $9,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Resources Development at McDaniel

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s HR development students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Resources Development at Drexel

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full RIT Human Resources Development Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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