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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

72 Colleges
$17,316 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,912 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Bachelor'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.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree 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 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Trine University-Regional/Non-Traditional Campuses to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Trine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Wayne.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trine are $9,576 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Trine is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Franklin University is a great value for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Franklin University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Franklin University are $9,577 per year. On average, HR graduates from Franklin University take out $34,934 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IWU are $9,239 per year.

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#4

Baker College

Owosso, MI

Out of the 72 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baker College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Baker College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Owosso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Baker College are $12,420 a year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Baker College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $37,956.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Central Michigan take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,020. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $186.

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Western Illinois University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year. HR majors at WIU take out an average of $25,758 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Oshkosh is a large public school located in the city of Oshkosh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, HR majors at UW Oshkosh accumulate an average of around $22,546 in student debt.

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#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,732 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Brookfield, Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ottawa University - Milwaukee are $12,616 a year. HR majors at Ottawa University - Milwaukee take out an average of $29,716 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 per year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI
12 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
13 Walsh College Troy, MI
14 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI

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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