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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

48 Colleges
$15,978 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 48 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellevue University are $8,310 per year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Bellevue University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,011.

Bellevue University also took the #3 spot in our Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region rankings.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 48 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Park University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,853 in tuition and fees each year. HR majors at Park University take out an average of $23,330 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Metropolitan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Metro State are $9,394 a year. On average, HR graduates from Metro State take out $35,686 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dickinson State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. DSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Dickinson.

DSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in tuition and fees each year. On average, HR graduates from DSU take out $31,229 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia College Missouri are $11,636 per year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Columbia College Missouri take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,996.

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#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grantham University are $8,280 a year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Grantham University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $38,306.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year. The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Capella University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,973.

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#8

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human resource management programs. USD is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Winona State University

Winona, MN

Winona State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year. HR majors at Winona State take out an average of $22,115 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 704
Minnesota 1,353
Kansas 249
Iowa 453
Nebraska 265
North Dakota 44
South Dakota 29

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

Majors Similar to HR

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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