by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Human Resources Development is the 290th most popular major in the country with 2,083 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 681 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in human resources development. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human resources development program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree hr development students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Oakland University is a fairly large public school situated in Rochester Hills, Michigan. It awarded 118 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major. SC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Limestone College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major. Limestone College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gaffney, South Carolina. It awarded 19 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hr development degrees to 55 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resources Development at Northeastern Illinois University
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. UWM is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Human Resources Development Report
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 39 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Human Resources Development Report
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. Hawaii Pacific University is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s hr development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resources Development at Hawaii Pacific University
With a ranking of #8, Houghton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. This small school is located in Houghton, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resources Development at Houghton College
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. The University of Texas at Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 33 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking, coming in at #10. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hr development degrees to 106 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Idaho State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 19 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Idaho State University Human Resources Development Report
Miami University - Oxford ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Human Resources Development at Miami University - Oxford
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 115 bachelors’s hr development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M College Station Human Resources Development Report
Mercer University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hr development students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Human Resources Development at Mercer University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 32 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resources Development at Louisiana State University
University of Arkansas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 26 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Oral Roberts University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking. Oral Roberts University is a medium-sized school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 2 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking, coming in at #18. RIT is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s hr development degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Resources Development at Rochester Institute of Technology
Tusculum University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hr development students in 2021-2022.
Clark University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Clark is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 0 bachelors’s hr development degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking, coming in at #19. NKU is a public institution located in Highland Heights, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northern Kentucky University Human Resources Development Report
La Salle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major ranking, coming in at #19. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr development degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Blackburn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Development Major list. Blackburn College is located in Carlinville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s hr development degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Human Resources Development at Blackburn
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