2025 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Kentucky

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 Kentucky 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 100 degrees in human resource management annually.

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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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky

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 Kentucky Schools in HR

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 HR Degrees Awarded

$54,592 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Northern Kentucky University if you wish to pursue a degree in human resource management. NKU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Highland Heights.

Students who receive their degree from the hr program make about $54,592 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in human resource management from Northern Kentucky University

2

Sullivan University
Louisville, KY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

39 HR Degrees Awarded

2.6% Growth in Graduates

Sullivan University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human resource management. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit university located in the large city of Louisville.

Students who graduate with their degree from the hr program state that they receive average early career income of $57,416.

More information about a degree in human resource management from Sullivan 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
Louisiana	242	143
Mississippi	234	45
Arkansas	234	29
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
Organizational Behavior Studies	61
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	39

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	5,382
General Business/Commerce	2,692
Accounting	803
Marketing	753
Business Support & Assistant Services	615
Finance & Financial Management	563
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	557
Business/Managerial Economics	139
Construction Management	89
Hospitality Management	79

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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.