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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

17 Colleges
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the HR master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the HR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 125 students majoring in HR at UIUC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 3 spot on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 84% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in HR at Benedictine U, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 31 students majoring in HR at Roosevelt, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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National Louis University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in HR at NLU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 20 students majoring in HR at Loyola Chicago, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. SXU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 75% of the HR majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in HR at University of Saint Francis, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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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 17 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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