2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in human resources development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #152 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of human resources development. Combined, these schools handed out 140 master's degrees in human resources development to qualified students.

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

The HR development master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development in the Southeast Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of human resources development students usually has them for a reason. 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 Master’s Students to Study Human Resources Development in the Southeast Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for HR Development Students Working on Their Master's

1

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

88 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In LA

#1 Best Quality In LA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in human resources development. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in human resources development in Louisiana.

There were approximately 88 human resources development individuals who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Tusculum University
Greeneville, TN

37 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In TN

#1 Best Quality In TN

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in human resources development needs to check out Tusculum University. Tusculum is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greeneville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in human resources development in Tennessee.

There were approximately 37 human resources development individuals who graduated with this degree at Tusculum in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in human resources development from Tusculum University

3

Southern Wesleyan University
Central, SC

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

Southern Wesleyan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in human resources development. SWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Central. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in human resources development in South Carolina.

There were roughly 8 human resources development individuals who graduated with this degree at SWU in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in human resources development from Southern Wesleyan University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MS

#1 Best Quality In MS

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in human resources development has to take a look at University of Southern Mississippi. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in human resources development in Mississippi.

There were approximately 7 human resources development individuals who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in human resources development from University of Southern Mississippi

5

Barry University
Miami, FL

#1 Most Popular In FL

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

Best Human Resources Development Colleges by State

Explore the most popular human resources development colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	427	0
Tennessee	296	48
South Carolina	251	22
Louisiana	235	35
Mississippi	205	5

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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
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	812
Organizational Behavior Studies	210
Labor & Industrial Relations	52

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.