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Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the HR graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 graduate certificate. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Walsh College

Troy, MI

Walsh College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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With a ranking of #9, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Indiana State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

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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 1,262
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 17 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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