25 Most Popular Colleges for Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Programs

There are many excellent colleges in the United States that offer master’s degrees in human resource management. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Webster.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Webster University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,140	$13,140
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$730	$730

In 2017-2018, there were 17 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Colorado State University - Global Campus.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,000	$9,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$500	$500

These are the average costs for graduate students attending University of Oklahoma.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,119	$19,778
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,458	$3,458
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$213	$824

In 2017-2018, University of Oklahoma reported having 1,804 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 915 were classified as teaching assistants, and 889 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Capella University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Capella University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,365	$14,365
Fees for Full-Time Students	$477	$477
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$532	$532

Graduate students at SNHU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southern New Hampshire University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,810	$18,810
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$627	$627

The school reported having 20 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 20 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Penn State World Campus.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$20,470	$20,470
Fees for Full-Time Students	$504	$504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$853	$853

Across all programs, there were 4 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 4 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Central Michigan.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Central Michigan University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,870	$18,942
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$575	$850

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 648. Of that number, 268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 190 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,848	$28,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,136	$2,136
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$702	$1,194

There were 1,350 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 906 were classified as teaching assistants, and 444 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Villanova.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Villanova University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,373	$18,373
Fees for Full-Time Students	$100	$100
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$967	$967

The school reported having 314 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 62 were classified as teaching assistants, and 216 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending DeVry University - Illinois.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at DeVry University - Illinois

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,852	$16,852
Fees for Full-Time Students	$400	$400
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$766	$766

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UIW.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of the Incarnate Word

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,470	$16,470
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,788	$1,788
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$915	$915

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 29. Of that number, 4 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at UOPX - Arizona can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,713	$16,713
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending ULV.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of La Verne

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,626	$13,626
Fees for Full-Time Students	$180	$180
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$757	$757

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UIUC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

Across all programs, there were 5,627 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,728	$25,884
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,504	$1,504
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,394	$2,157

There were 5,560 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,063 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,316 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at IWU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,671	$10,671
Fees for Full-Time Students	$721	$721
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$546	$546

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Cornell.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Cornell University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,500	$29,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$85	$85
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,410	$1,410

In 2017-2018, there were 2,579 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,093 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMET.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Universidad Metropolitana

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$2,652	$2,652
Fees for Full-Time Students	$900	$900
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$221	$221

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

In 2017-2018, NYU reported having 812 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stony Brook University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,765	$1,765
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

The school reported having 1,120 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 846 were classified as teaching assistants, and 274 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Walden University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Walden University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,586	$11,586
Fees for Full-Time Students	$456	$456
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$570	$570

There were 69 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 69 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at TROY can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Troy University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,506	$15,012
Fees for Full-Time Students	$856	$856
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$417	$834

Across all programs, there were 66 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 13 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending National University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at National University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$14,976	$14,976
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$416	$416

Here are the average costs for graduate students at FIU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Florida International University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,912	$21,393
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,185	$2,809
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$446	$992

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,142. Of that number, 579 were classified as teaching assistants, and 276 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Quinnipiac.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Quinnipiac University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$18,180	$18,180
Fees for Full-Time Students	$720	$720
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,010	$1,010

In 2017-2018, there were 83 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 27 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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