by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 27,074 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In , human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,791 and had an average of $32,463 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10,900 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major” ranking analyzed 401 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human resource management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major”.
Out of the 401 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Nazarene University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern Nazarene University is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 57 bachelors’s hr 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Nyack College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Nyack is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major. Aguadilla, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
Out of the 401 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major that were part of this year’s ranking, American University of Puerto Rico landed the #4 spot on the list. Manati, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at American University of Puerto Rico
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Mennonite University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Eastern Mennonite
Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 295 bachelors’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 more about Human Resource Management at Colorado State University - Global Campus
Pitzer College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Pitzer is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 22 bachelors’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Waldorf University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Waldorf University is located in Forest City, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Waldorf University
Ottawa University - Milwaukee came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Ottawa University - Milwaukee
Oakwood University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Oakwood is a small school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 8 bachelors’s hr 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Oakwood University
University of Richmond ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 80 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full University of Richmond Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #13, Dickinson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Located in Dickinson, North Dakota, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hr students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Dickinson State University Human Resource Management Report
Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
American University of Puerto Rico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #15. AUPR Bayamon is located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at AUPR Bayamon
With a ranking of #16, Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Roberts Wesleyan College
Bluffton University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Bluffton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Faulkner University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 64 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s hr students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Faulkner University
Trinity International University - Florida came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s hr degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Resource Management at Trinity International University - Florida
Edgewood College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking, coming in at #20. Edgewood College is a small school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 27 bachelors’s hr 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%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Puerto Rico - Humacao did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. University of Puerto Rico - Humacao is a small public school situated in Humacao, Puerto Rico. It awarded 19 bachelors’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at UPR Humacao
Bayamon Central University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Bayamon Central University is located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s hr degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Bayamon Central University
With a ranking of #23, Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a small school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Full Ottawa University - Kansas City Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #24, Oakland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 183 degrees to qualified bachelors’s hr students 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Oakland University
Claflin University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Major ranking. Claflin University is a small school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina that handed out 20 bachelors’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Maryland Global Campus | Adelphi, MD |
| 52 | Athens State University | Athens, AL |
| 53 | Baker College | Owosso, MI |
| 54 | William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA |
| 55 | Southwestern College | Winfield, KS |
| 56 | McKendree University | Lebanon, IL |
| 57 | The University of Arizona Global Campus | San Diego, CA |
| 58 | Nichols College | Dudley, MA |
| 59 | Seton Hill University | Greensburg, PA |
| 60 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus, GA |
| 61 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI |
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