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Best Colleges for Human Resources Management and Services

Ranked by graduate earnings. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, updated 2026.

Programs tracked: 169

Avg grad salary: $55,692

Total graduates: 12,261

Top Colleges for Human Resources Management and Services: Ranked by Graduate Earnings

Showing schools with reported earnings data. Earnings reflect median graduate salary 4 years after graduation (or 1 year where 4-year data is unavailable).

#	School	Median Salary (4yr)	Starting Salary (1yr)	Graduates	Median Debt	Admit Rate
1	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$94,446	$73,436	303	$15,000	8.2%
2	University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI	$92,289	$82,714	51	$14,225	17.9%
3	Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA	$83,008	$58,528	33	$23,970	86.4%
4	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	N/A	$82,255	20	$38,832	7.1%
5	George Washington University Washington, DC	$81,557	$57,219	23	$20,793	43.5%
6	Walsh University North Canton, OH	N/A	$80,566	18	$29,812	78.2%
7	Michigan State East Lansing, MI	$80,270	$56,501	108	$23,475	83.9%
8	Bethel University Saint Paul, MN	$76,632	$76,000	22	$29,919	91.0%
9	Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$73,159	$62,176	26	$26,000	65.6%
10	Colorado State University Global Denver, CO	$72,062	$61,802	296	$33,343	92.9%
11	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$71,748	$59,842	42	N/A	69.2%
12	Benedictine University Lisle, IL	$70,999	$83,475	30	$31,872	77.2%
13	Waldorf University Forest City, IA	$68,524	$77,897	31	$32,111	72.6%
14	Baylor University Waco, TX	$67,847	$62,562	22	$20,475	51.0%
15	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	$67,540	$52,945	132	$23,149	84.7%
16	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ	$67,413	$49,441	550	$25,750	77.8%
17	Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ	$67,413	$49,441	550	$25,750	65.3%
18	Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$66,852	$52,285	56	$23,032	78.9%
19	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	$66,841	$50,128	206	$27,000	82.9%
20	University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo, CA	$66,122	$65,673	42	$22,979	N/A
21	Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY	N/A	$66,063	63	$25,000	77.8%
22	University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN	$65,066	$52,667	28	$23,750	84.9%
23	Portland State University Portland, OR	$64,967	$49,696	165	$25,460	90.9%
24	University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD	$64,649	$53,685	283	$26,552	N/A
25	Southern Nazarene University Bethany, OK	$64,388	$61,939	85	$25,750	N/A
26	Ohio State University Columbus, OH	$64,319	$58,991	54	$19,500	50.8%
27	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$63,220	$53,971	136	$19,500	85.7%
28	Grand View University Des Moines, IA	$63,128	$49,917	27	$27,375	98.4%
29	Weber State University Ogden, UT	$62,854	$59,158	22	$20,500	N/A
30	Colorado Christian University Lakewood, CO	$62,714	$55,261	67	$43,274	N/A
31	Thomas Edison State University Trenton, NJ	$62,630	$53,382	22	$25,625	N/A
32	University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN	$62,414	$50,946	106	$19,388	77.0%
33	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	$62,354	$45,107	193	$24,375	76.5%
34	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI	$62,039	$55,263	63	$20,000	86.7%
35	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX	$61,967	$58,499	59	$36,007	93.4%
36	Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ	$61,822	$40,941	108	$27,000	79.4%
37	Lewis University Romeoville, IL	$60,962	$50,361	18	$27,000	72.7%
38	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$60,862	$49,956	36	$22,018	46.0%
39	Capella University Minneapolis, MN	$60,668	$64,834	153	$36,121	N/A
40	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	$60,609	$42,542	80	$27,000	91.2%
41	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI	$60,527	$51,010	277	$25,480	70.2%
42	Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	$60,257	$58,982	50	$37,050	72.1%
43	Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon, WI	$60,257	$58,982	50	$37,050	67.5%
44	Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg, VA	N/A	$60,136	17	$18,555	99.8%
45	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	$59,968	$50,612	139	$27,670	91.0%
46	Texas A&M University College Station, TX	$59,917	$51,664	94	$19,970	63.2%
47	University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA	$59,845	$53,339	18	N/A	49.7%
48	University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA	$59,752	$55,123	65	$19,500	23.3%
49	Ball State University Muncie, IN	$59,740	$47,451	60	$20,500	71.6%
50	Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH	$59,512	$45,244	24	$23,018	80.3%
51	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ	$59,430	$47,983	55	$22,850	77.8%
52	Fresno Pacific University Fresno, CA	$59,185	$55,616	69	$27,155	57.5%
53	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	$59,087	$52,071	92	$25,677	82.8%
54	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	$58,898	$54,242	20	N/A	87.4%
55	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	$58,531	$43,848	80	$15,745	96.4%
56	University of North Texas Denton, TX	$58,324	$45,745	78	$20,142	72.5%
57	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX	$58,124	$43,750	60	$22,500	85.4%
58	Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI	$57,458	$51,681	81	$31,112	97.0%
59	Concordia University-Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN	$57,399	$65,730	36	$28,666	74.9%
60	FIU Miami, FL	$57,342	$47,062	115	$23,125	58.8%

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are median among graduates who received federal financial aid.

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Debt-to-Earnings Ratio

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