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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois

20 Colleges
$51,795 Avg Salary
$29,034 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Illinois to see which 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 .

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

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Out of the 20 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roosevelt University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of St Francis came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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