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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

About 78% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wright Graduate University for the Realization of Human Potential is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Elkhorn, Wright Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

About 58% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 42% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, Indiana Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

With a ranking of #6, University of St Francis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Joliet.

About 64% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in HR at Northwestern, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

Women make up 44% of the HR majors at the school.

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#8

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

Davenport University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Davenport University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids.

Of the 9 students majoring in HR at Davenport University, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Full Human Resource Management at Davenport University Report

#8

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Women make up 78% of the HR majors at the school.

Full Human Resource Management at Concordia University, Chicago Report

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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 29 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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