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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the HR majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 85% of the HR majors at the school.

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Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 70% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 29 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

About 77% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at Bellevue University Report

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

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree 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 55 students majoring in HR at SMU MN, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#8

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 35% of the HR majors at the school.

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#9

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSC is a small public school located in the town of Wayne.

Women make up 51% of the HR majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Wayne State College

#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa 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 #9 on the list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Fayette.

About 66% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 34% are male.

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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 25 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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