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Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Human Resource Management is the #29 most popular major in Illinois with 1,254 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Illinois.

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 Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Of the 231 students majoring in HR at DeVry University - Illinois, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of St Francis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Illinois. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Of the 14 students majoring in HR at University of Saint Francis, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the HR majors at the school.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in HR at Loyola Chicago, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Trinity International University - Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Deerfield, TIU Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#6

McKendree University

Lebanon, IL

McKendree University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. McKendree is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lebanon.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 1,262
Ohio 1,002
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 8 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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