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

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#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. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Out of the 42 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Rasmussen University - Illinois 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 #7 on the list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

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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. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Menomonie.

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#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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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