Graduate Programs in Human Resources
Explore 100+ Human Resources graduate programs at 50+ universities across 7 countries.
Overview
Human resource management focuses on how organizations recruit, develop, reward and retain people. Graduate programs cover employment law, organizational behavior, compensation, talent development, labor relations and people analytics.
A master's in human resources is a professional degree that often prepares you for HR certification exams. A PhD in human resources or organizational behavior leads to research and teaching careers.
Graduates become HR business partners, talent acquisition managers, compensation and benefits specialists, learning and development managers and people analytics specialists. Every sizable organization needs HR expertise, and people analytics, employee relations and change management are growing areas.
Most Human Resources programs charge between $16,000 and $47,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $14,000 and $51,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Human Capital ManagementDeadline Feb 15 +1
- Cornell UniversityMaster of Industrial and Labor RelationsDeadline May 15 · Tuition $46,658 · Duration 24 months
- University of TorontoMaster of Industrial Relations and Human ResourcesDeadline Nov 1 +1 · Tuition $35,960 · Duration 60 months
- New York UniversityMS in Human Capital ManagementDeadline Oct 1 +1 · Duration 1 year full-time
- National University of SingaporeMSc Human Capital Management and AnalyticsDeadline Jun 30 +3 · Tuition $51,060 · Duration 12 months full-time
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five highest-ranked universities offering this degree.
- Cornell UniversityPhD in Human ResourcesDeadline Dec 15 · Tuition $20,800 · Duration 60 months
- University of TorontoPhD Program in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource ManagementDeadline Jan 8
- Purdue University--West LafayetteDoctor of Philosophy in Organizational Behavior & Human ResourcesDeadline Jan 15 +1 · Duration 60 months
- University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignHuman Resources PhDDeadline Jan 7 · Tuition $14,474 · Duration 72 months
- University of Maryland, College ParkPhD in Organizational Behavior|Human Resource ManagementDeadline Dec 19 · Duration 60 months
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