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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the HR majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular 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.

Women make up 64% of the HR majors at the school.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 90% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Concordia University, Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in HR at Concordia University, Chicago, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 50% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Loyola University Chicago

Benedictine University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Trinity International University - Illinois

#6

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lebanon, McKendree is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools 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 8 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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