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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$17,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #29 most popular major in Illinois with 1,254 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the HR master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Illinois the best value school in Illinois for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Rockford.

Rasmussen University - Illinois graduate students pay an average of $5,615 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Francis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

University of Saint Francis did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the distant town of Charleston, EIU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EIU are $10,640 a year.

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Out of the 15 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $9,428 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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#8

North Park University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #8, North Park University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, North Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at North Park are $14,184 a year.

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Benedictine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Benedictine U are $19,640 per year.

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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,262
Ohio 1,002
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 15 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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