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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

124 Colleges
$48,927 Avg Salary
$29,896 Avg Student Debt

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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 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. This report analyzed 124 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for business students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for hr majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Human Resource Management 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. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Northwestern accumulate an average of around $33,332 in student debt.

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Out of the 124 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

While working on their degree, hr majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $14,225 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

HR majors at UIUC take out an average of $50,712 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 124 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $12,989 in student debt.

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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin carry an average student debtload of $24,833.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. Located in the midsize city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, hr graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois take out $24,833 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

HR majors at Michigan State take out an average of $32,125 in student loans while working on their egree. 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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#9

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out is $9,604.

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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human resource management programs. FVTC is a large public school located in the suburb of Appleton.

On average, hr graduates from FVTC take out $11,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #11 on the list. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from NWTC carry an average student debtload of $12,645.

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#12

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Concordia University, Chicago carry an average student debtload of $22,495.

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#13

John Carroll University

University Heights, OH

John Carroll University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. John Carroll is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of University Heights.

On average, hr graduates from John Carroll take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#14

Lakeshore Technical College

Cleveland, WI

Lakeshore Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Cleveland, LTC is a public college with a small student population.

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#15

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Madison Area Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #17 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Case Western carry an average student debtload of $44,573.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee, WI
20 Northcentral Technical College Wausau, WI
21 Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses Angola, IN
22 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
23 Walsh College Troy, MI
24 Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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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