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2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 12,117 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#6

Walsh College

Troy, MI

With a ranking of #6, Walsh College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate human resource management programs. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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DeVry University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Indiana State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 325
Illinois 923
Ohio 244
Indiana 128
Wisconsin 85

Human Resource Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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