2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Park University are $6,435 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Bethel University Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Paul.
Bethel University Minnesota graduate students pay an average of $11,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Bethel University Minnesota also claimed a spot on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.
SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.
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Capella 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 #6 on the list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNL is ranked #3 for overall quality for HR in the Plains States Region .
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Saint Louis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SLU are $22,614 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 a year.
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The College of Saint Scholastica ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.
St. Scholastica graduate students pay an average of $15,502 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Human Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best human resource management colleges 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 |
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Human Resource Management Related Majors for HR
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 14 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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