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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,317 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.

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#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 per year.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.

Bethel University Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

With a ranking of #6, Capella University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

UNL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SLU are $22,614 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per year.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges 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 14 schools only.

  • 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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