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

36 Colleges
$46,663 Avg Salary
$38,361 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 36 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#2

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#7

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

With a ranking of #7, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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The College of Saint Scholastica did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

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#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

Upper Iowa University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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.

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