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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$20,317 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

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 large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-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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#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grantham University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Grantham University are $4,800 a year.

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#3

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bethel University Minnesota is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Bethel University Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700 a 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. 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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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. 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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University of Nebraska at Omaha came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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The College of Saint Scholastica 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. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Duluth.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Scholastica are $15,502 per 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 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 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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