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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the HR doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Benedictine University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

About 48% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the HR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

Women make up 75% of the HR majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for human resource management students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Elkhorn, Wright Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,262
Ohio 1,002
Illinois 1,254
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 7 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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