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2023 Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

21 Colleges
$43,912 Avg Salary
$33,703 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 87% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 13% are male.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Capella University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $35,973.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Park University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 101 students majoring in HR at Park University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

HR majors at Park University take out an average of $23,330 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Columbia 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 . Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Columbia College Missouri take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,996.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Bellevue University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Of the 84 students majoring in HR at Bellevue University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Bellevue University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $33,011.

Full Human Resource Management at Bellevue University Report

#5

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Out of the 21 online programs at schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the HR majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Waldorf take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,396.

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Metropolitan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in HR at Metro State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

On average, HR graduates from Metro State take out $35,686 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #7, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their online bachelor’s degree. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

Women make up 74% of the HR majors at the school.

On average, HR graduates from UIU take out $35,838 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in HR at Minnesota State Mankato, 48% are male and 52% are female.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Minnesota State Mankato take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,607.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 33 students majoring in HR at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 15% are male and 85% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, HR graduates from Concordia University, Saint Paul carry an average student debtload of $26,787.

Full Human Resource Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#10

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

With a ranking of #10, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Grantham University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $38,306.

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Explore the most popular online human resource management schools 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 21 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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