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2023 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for hr majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

HR majors at Northwestern take out an average of $31,132 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, hr graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $22,795. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $360, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hr majors at Concordia University, Chicago accumulate an average of around $23,435 in student debt.

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#6

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of University Heights.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

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#9

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Troy, Walsh is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Mequon.

On average, hr graduates from Concordia University, Wisconsin take out $26,890 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Human Resource Management students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN
12 Franklin University Columbus, OH
13 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
14 Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,219
Ohio 997
Illinois 983
Indiana 334
Wisconsin 558

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of business programs to choose from.

HR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 18,023
Organizational Behavior Studies 3,650
Human Resources Development 2,083
Labor & Industrial Relations 1,778
Other Human Resources Management and Services 1,254
Labor Studies 193
Executive/Career Coaching 93

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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