2025 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

a bachelor's degree in human resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #43 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of human resource management. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human resource management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of human resource management students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human resource management students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resource management related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human resource management students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Human Resource Management in Georgia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in human resource management.

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in HR

1

Mercer University
Macon, GA

23 Annual Graduates

$47,538 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Mercer University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in human resource management. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the hr program report average early career earnings of $47,538.

More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from Mercer University

2

Georgia Southwestern State University
Americus, GA

28 Annual Graduates

$37,917 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in human resource management needs to take a look at Georgia Southwestern State University. GSW is a small public university located in the town of Americus.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the hr program report average early career wages of $37,917.

More information about a bachelor’s in human resource management from Georgia Southwestern State University

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
Florida	225	334
Tennessee	220	50
North Carolina	213	148
Virginia	213	159
South Carolina	195	56
Kentucky	187	98
Alabama	184	311
Louisiana	171	25
Mississippi	169	28
Arkansas	167	27

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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

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

HR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	56
Human Resources Development	2

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	4,187
Marketing	1,728
Finance & Financial Management	1,344
General Business/Commerce	1,131
Accounting	1,052
Management Information Systems	489
Business/Managerial Economics	343
Insurance	286
Real Estate	192
International Business	189

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.