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by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 5,325 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,140 and $34,077 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,895 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 65 colleges that offer a degree in human resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in human resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree hr students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Francis University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Loretto, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Saint Francis
Out of the 65 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #4 spot on the list. Villanova University is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 157 masters’s hr degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 Villanova University
Out of the 65 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a public institution located in Bowie, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Bowie State University
With a ranking of #7, DeVry College of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan Human Resource Management Report
Robert Morris University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Moon Township, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hr degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Robert Morris University
Goldey - Beacom College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 7 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Goldey - Beacom College
La Roche University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Roche is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Human Resource Management Report
University of Scranton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 34 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full University of Scranton Human Resource Management Report
Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Seton Hall University
Cornell University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 104 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Stony Brook University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 148 degrees to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Stony Brook University
Towson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 76 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 19 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #21, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 125 degrees to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick
Mercy College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Dobbs Ferry, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hr degrees to 31 students 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%.
Trinity Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #23. Trinity College is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s hr degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Nazareth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hr degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Excelsior University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 63 masters’s hr degrees 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 full report on Human Resource Management at Excelsior University
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