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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

48 Colleges
$25,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,568 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the HR programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Illinois the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for human resource management students. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Rasmussen University - Illinois undergraduate students pay an average of $13,883 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL
$34,310 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 per year.

Full Human Resource Management at Concordia University, Chicago Report

Out of the 48 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baldwin Wallace University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Baldwin Wallace College are $35,366 per year.

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$28,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana Tech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort Wayne.

Indiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $28,840 in tuition and fees each year.

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$31,952 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Wisconsin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

Concordia University, Wisconsin undergraduate students pay an average of $31,952 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Concordia University, Wisconsin

University of St Francis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Saint Francis are $35,000 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Saint Francis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Human Resource Management at University of St Francis Report

$28,502 Average Tuition & Fees

Siena Heights University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Siena Heights University are $28,502 per year.

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$9,239 Average Tuition & Fees

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #8 on the list. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year.

UW - Stout also claimed a spot on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Wisconsin - Stout Report

#9

Walsh College

Troy, MI
$20,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Walsh College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Walsh are $20,310 per year.

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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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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