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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$14,516 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Rasmussen University - Minnesota to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $5,615 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $5,615 a year.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rasmussen University - Kansas are $5,615 a year.

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#4

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#5

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WSC are $9,597 per year.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.

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#7

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Bethel University Minnesota ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 per year.

Bethel University Minnesota also claimed a spot on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant 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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#9

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Bellevue University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 a year.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 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 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.

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