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2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$35,786 Avg Salary
$23,919 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State Community and Technical College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 88% of the HR majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, HR graduates from M State carry an average student debtload of $18,511.

Full Human Resource Management at Minnesota State Community and Technical College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the HR majors at the school.

On average, HR graduates from Western Iowa Tech Community College take out $19,477 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Human Resource Management at Western Iowa Tech Community College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Anoka-Ramsey Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Coon Rapids.

Of the 11 students majoring in HR at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at Anoka-Ramsey Community College Report

#4

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Waldorf University is a great place for human resource management students working on their online associate degree. Located in the remote town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in HR at Waldorf, 20% are male and 80% are female.

HR majors at Waldorf take out an average of $29,247 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Human Resource Management at Waldorf University Report

Out of the 5 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of Bottineau, MSU-Bottineau is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at Dakota College at Bottineau

Explore the most popular online 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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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 5 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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