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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #26 most popular major in the country with 12,117 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rasmussen University - North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Kansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #6, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

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With a ranking of #7, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#8

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school located in the town of Wayne.

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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

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#10

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 426
Minnesota 745
Iowa 50
Kansas 112
Nebraska 157
North Dakota 3
South Dakota 13

One of 20 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to HR

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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