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2023 Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

26 Colleges
$35,786 Avg Salary
$23,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #44 most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the best school in the Great Lakes Region for human resource management students working on their associate degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CVTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

HR majors at CVTC take out an average of $17,227 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Wisconsin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

After completing their Associate Degree, HR graduates from Rasmussen University - Wisconsin carry an average student debtload of $26,742.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great place for human resource management students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

HR majors at Rasmussen University - Illinois take out an average of $26,742 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their Associate Degree, HR graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $18,370.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, HR majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $21,037 in student debt.

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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree human resource management programs. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

While working on their Associate Degree, HR majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $21,681 in student debt.

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Madison Area Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,616.

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Lakeshore Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

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James A Rhodes State College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rhodes State College is a small public school located in the suburb of Lima.

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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 1,262
Ohio 1,002
Illinois 1,254
Indiana 369
Wisconsin 596

One of 21 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

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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