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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$10,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,786 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CVTC are $6,683 a year. HR majors at CVTC take out an average of $17,227 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

CVTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lakeshore Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LTC are $6,056 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for human resource management students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, HR graduates from FVTC carry an average student debtload of $18,370.

FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, HR majors at NWTC accumulate an average of around $21,037 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Waukesha County Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, HR majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $21,681 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Madison Area Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,616.

Madison College also took the #4 spot in our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year. On average, HR graduates from Western Technical College take out $19,755 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Western Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Moraine Park Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Fond du Lac, Moraine Park Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Moraine Park Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,683 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Moraine Park Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,850.

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Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BTC are $6,683 per year. On average, HR graduates from BTC take out $15,690 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

Clark State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Clark State Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clark State Community College are $7,328 a year. HR majors at Clark State Community College take out an average of $29,153 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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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 25 schools only.

  • 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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