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

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master'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 master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

On average, hr graduates from UIUC take out $53,374 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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

On average, hr graduates from Michigan State take out $37,929 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

HR majors at Case Western take out an average of $53,347 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

While working on their Master's Degree, hr majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $44,697 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

On average, hr graduates from Loyola Chicago take out $67,751 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Wisconsin - Stout did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at UW - Stout take out while working on their Master's Degree is $22,253.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

After completing their Master's Degree, hr graduates from Oakland carry an average student debtload of $34,947.

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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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