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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$27,255 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,795 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 923 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

$13,883 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Illinois to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year.

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#2

Concordia University, Chicago

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Concordia University, Chicago are $34,310 a year.

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$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for human resource management students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $17,634 per year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list.

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$35,000 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

University of Saint Francis also made our Best Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$12,297 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EIU are $12,297 a year.

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$12,064 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Northeastern Illinois University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,064 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

DePaul University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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#9

North Park University

Chicago, IL
$33,050 Average Tuition & Fees

North Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. North Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at North Park are $33,050 a year.

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$32,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Benedictine University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Benedictine U undergraduate students pay an average of $32,280 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 325
Ohio 244
Indiana 128
Wisconsin 85

Human Resource Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 16 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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