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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 12,117 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 master's degree.

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 148 students majoring in HR at DeVry University - Illinois, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 75% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the HR majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. IWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Marion.

Of the 69 students majoring in HR at IWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in HR at Eastern Michigan, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#6

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 84% of the HR majors at the school.

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Benedictine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Benedictine University Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 39% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Michigan State University Report

#8

Tiffin University

Tiffin, OH

Tiffin University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Tiffin, Tiffin University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in HR at Tiffin University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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#10

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Franklin University Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Human Resource Management students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 325
Illinois 923
Ohio 244
Indiana 128
Wisconsin 85

Human Resource Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

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 27 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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