2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development

A doctor's degree in human resources development is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #292 out of 815 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for human resources development students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in human resources development to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Resources Development School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in HR development matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality human resources development program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Human Resources Development Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for human resources development.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Resources Development in the United States

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human resources development.

Most Well Attended Schools for HR Development Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MS

#1 Best Quality In MS

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in human resources development. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human resources development in Mississippi.

There were approximately 11 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in human resources development from University of Southern Mississippi

2

The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TX

#2 Best Quality In TX

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The University of Texas at Tyler if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in human resources development. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Tyler. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in human resources development in Texas.

There were approximately 6 human resources development individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Tyler in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in human resources development from The University of Texas at Tyler

3

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

Bellevue University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in human resources development. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Bellevue. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human resources development in Nebraska.

There were approximately 5 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in human resources development from Bellevue University

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University of North Texas
Denton, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In TX

#1 Best Quality In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in human resources development has to look into University of North Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human resources development in Texas.

There were approximately 3 human resources development students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in human resources development from University of North Texas

5

American International College
Springfield, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Located in the midsize city of Springfield, AIC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in human resources development in Massachusetts. More information about a doctorate in human resources development from American International College

6

Barry University
Miami, FL

#1 Most Popular In FL

Barry University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Miami. More information about a doctorate in human resources development from Barry University

6

George Washington University
Washington, DC

#1 Most Popular In DC

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. More information about a doctorate in human resources development from George Washington University

6

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

#1 Most Popular In LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a doctorate in human resources development from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Human Resources Development by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to HR Development

One of 5 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
Organizational Behavior Studies	222
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	31
Labor & Industrial Relations	9
Labor Studies	1

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.