by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 3,734 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,817 and $39,617 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,383 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 55 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 southeast region master’s degree hr students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Universidad Ana G. Mendez. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. UAGM is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millennia Atlantic University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region. Millennia Atlantic University is a private for-profit institution located in Doral, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Tennessee landed the #3 spot on the list. DeVry University - Tennessee is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full DeVry University - Tennessee Human Resource Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tusculum University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greeneville, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
Brenau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Brenau University is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 32 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 15 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
DeVry University - Virginia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s hr degrees 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full DeVry University - Virginia Human Resource Management Report
Regent University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr 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%.
Rollins College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 26 masters’s hr degrees in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Human Resource Management at Rollins College
Bridgewater College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Bridgewater, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Sullivan University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 21 masters’s hr degrees 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #22, Troy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Troy, Alabama, this fairly large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Richmond came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in University of Richmond, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s hr students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hr degrees to 167 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Barry University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s hr degrees to 39 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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