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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

48 Colleges
$48,568 Avg Salary
$27,397 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Concordia University, Chicago is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marquette University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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 25 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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