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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the HR master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. 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

Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the 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

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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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 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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