by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2020-2021, 28,787 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,459 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,064 and $31,193 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resource management. To top this list, a school must have a successful human resource management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region hr students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 499 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Southern New Hampshire University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fitchburg State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Fitchburg State University Human Resource Management Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in West Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 61 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Out of the 44 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the #4 spot on the list. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 54 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 131 students in 2020-2021.
Johnson & Wales University - Online landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 50 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Post University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 77 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
Charter Oak State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Full Charter Oak State College Human Resource Management Report
University of Connecticut ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 32 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Bryant University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Smithfield, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Bryant University
Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Human Resource Management Report
Salem State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 21 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #14, Sacred Heart University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Eastern Connecticut State University is a small school located in Willimantic, Connecticut that handed out 17 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Nichols College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Nichols College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dudley, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Nichols College
With a ranking of #18, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #18, Granite State College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Concord, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Emmanuel College Massachusetts came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s HR degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Rhode Island
With a ranking of #21, Framingham State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Framingham State University is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 9 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Framingham State
Fisher College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Merrimack College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Merrimack College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in North Andover, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
New England College ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 6 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin Pierce University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region list. Franklin Pierce University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Franklin Pierce University Human Resource Management Report
University of Bridgeport did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. UBridgeport is located in Bridgeport, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s HR degrees to qualified students.
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