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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 20 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in HR at Park University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

About 91% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 9% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Of the 8 students majoring in HR at UNL, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

With a ranking of #6, Bethel University Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

Of the 6 students majoring in HR at Bethel University Minnesota, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

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

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 2 students majoring in HR at SMU MN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 20 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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