2025 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of human resource management. Combined, these schools handed out 183 degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Human Resource Management Schools List

Pick Your Human Resource Management Degree Level

The hr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee

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 Tennessee Schools in HR

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 HR Degrees Awarded

1.9% Growth in Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in human resource management. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Students who graduate with their degree from the hr program report average early career earnings of $54,663.

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2

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57.9% Growth in Graduates

The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in human resource management. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga.More information about a degree in human resource management from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Colleges 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
South Carolina	248	209
Kentucky	244	139
Louisiana	242	143
Mississippi	234	45
Arkansas	234	29
Alabama	233	416
West Virginia	207	58

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Rankings in Majors Related to HR

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Human Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	111
Organizational Behavior Studies	46
Human Resources Development	26

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	6,161
Accounting	1,142
Marketing	912
Finance & Financial Management	778
General Business/Commerce	631
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	549
Business Support & Assistant Services	379
Management Information Systems	175
Hospitality Management	151
Entrepreneurial Studies	140

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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.