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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$21,536 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,663 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

$13,558 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Minnesota the best value school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students. 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 undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Minnesota are $13,558 a year.

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$11,847 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rasmussen University - North Dakota are $11,847 per year.

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$13,639 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Rasmussen University - Kansas 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 - Kansas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

Rasmussen University - Kansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,639 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Park University

Parkville, MO
$8,853 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.

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#5

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS
$8,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 30 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grantham University are $8,280 per year.

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#6

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE
$7,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school located in the distant town of Wayne.

WSC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,458 in tuition and fees each year.

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$23,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human resource management programs. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Concordia University, Saint Paul undergraduate students pay an average of $23,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #8, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bethel University Minnesota is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

SMU MN undergraduate students pay an average of $39,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE
$8,310 Average Tuition & Fees

Bellevue University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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