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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$16,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

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

With 1,262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human resource management is the #20 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Michigan 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

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

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Resource Management

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Human Resource Management at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Siena Heights University is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Siena Heights University are $13,458 per year.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Central Michigan graduate students pay an average of $15,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Baker College

Owosso, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Baker College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Owosso, Baker College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baker College are $12,750 a year.

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#5

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Oakland are $19,323 a year.

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Western Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WMU are $17,807 per year.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 per year.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $18,937 per year.

Full Human Resource Management at Wayne State University Report

#9

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #9, Davenport 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 suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Davenport University are $17,208 a 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
Ohio 1,002
Illinois 1,254
Indiana 369
Wisconsin 596

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 9 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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