Lipscomb ranked No. 26 in nation by College Choice for HR degree program
Lacey Klotz |
Lipscomb University was recently listed No. 26 in the nation as part of College Choice’s 2016 Best Bachelor’s in Human Resources Degree programs ranking.
The rankings were based on factors that college freshman said were most important in their college decision such as: academic reputation, financial aid offerings, overall cost and success of graduates in the post-college job market. These factors were determined by a nationwide survey published by the Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, and weighed alongside data from other publically available sources including: U.S. News & World Report, the National Center for Education Statistics and PayScale.com.
Housed in the College of Business, which is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs, Lipscomb’s Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management examines the methods and techniques of personnel management as well as provides an in-depth study of legal aspects of managing people.
One of only 40 universities across the nation included in the list, Lipscomb was named among other top schools including the University of Tennessee, University of Washington, Syracuse University, Auburn University and Loyola Marymount University.
This is just the latest recognition Lipscomb has received for its quality and excellence.
For the first time in school history, Lipscomb was ranked as a national university in the annual U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 America’s Guide to Colleges. Lipscomb was also ranked No. 2 on Christian Colleges Online's “Best Christian Colleges and Universities in the South 2017" ranking. This fall the College of Entertainment & the Arts was ranked No. 2 in the nation for its visual arts program and the biology program was named the No. 1 program in the country by Christian Colleges Online. The College of Business’ undergraduate program was ranked one of the top 100 in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek in its Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2016 ranking.
In addition, for the second year in a row, Lipscomb University has been named to the Kiplinger Personal Finance list of 100 best values in private universities. Lipscomb University is ranked No. 14 in the "2016 Top Christian Colleges and Universities for Veterans" ranking by Christian Universities Online.
Other recognition includes: Best College Reviews ranked Lipscomb's summer program No. 20 in the nation in its "Top 50 Best College Summer Programs" 2016 list; Christian Colleges Online ranked Lipscomb No. 14 on its "Top 50 Bible Colleges 2016" ranking; Lipscomb University was named a 2016-17 College of Distinction; and Lipscomb University was named a 2016-17 Christian College of Distinction.
For more information about Lipscomb’s HR degree program, visit: business.lipscomb.edu.