2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Undergraduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate 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.
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.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Human Resource Management
Our analysis found Western Iowa Tech Community College to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 per year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, HR majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $17,721 in student debt.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dakota County Technical College is a great value for human resource management students working on their undergraduate certificate. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.
DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per 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 3 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.