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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$21,781 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

University of Saint Francis graduate students pay an average of $13,839 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, University of Saint Francis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana Institute of Technology is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Indiana Tech are $10,026 a year.

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#4

Walsh College

Troy, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Walsh College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Walsh is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Troy.

Walsh graduate students pay an average of $16,926 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN

Indiana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Terre Haute.

Indiana State graduate students pay an average of $15,562 in tuition and fees each year.

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DeVry University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate human resource management programs. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552 per year.

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan 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 #9 on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#10

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna 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. Located in the city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Madonna are $16,380 a year.

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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.

  • 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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