2025 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Arkansas

If you plan on majoring in human resource management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #45 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for human resource management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 degrees in human resource management annually.

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• Best Overall Human Resource Management Schools List

Human Resource Management Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Resource Management Schools in Arkansas list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Human Resource Management in Arkansas

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 degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Arkansas Schools in HR

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19.2% Growth in Graduates

$40,007 Median Starting Salary

University of Arkansas is a good choice for students interested in a degree in human resource management. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the hr program earn an average of $40,007 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in human resource management from University of Arkansas

2

Grantham University
LIttle Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 HR Degrees Awarded

$59,113 Median Starting Salary

Grantham University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human resource management. Grantham University is a small public university located in the midsize city of LIttle Rock.

Soon after graduating, hr degree recipients usually make around $59,113 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in human resource management from Grantham University

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	287	206
Florida	282	672
North Carolina	279	228
Virginia	274	472
Tennessee	269	161
South Carolina	248	209
Kentucky	244	139
Louisiana	242	143
Mississippi	234	45
Alabama	233	416
West Virginia	207	58

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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

HR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	69
Human Resources Development	26
Organizational Behavior Studies	2

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	2,827
General Business/Commerce	733
Accounting	704
Finance & Financial Management	615
Marketing	552
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	330
Business Support & Assistant Services	190
Management Information Systems	162
Entrepreneurial Studies	97
Hospitality Management	81

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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.