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Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

20 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 #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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Capella University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in HR at Park University, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . WSU is a large public school located in the large city of Wichita.

About 91% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 9% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Of the 8 students majoring in HR at UNL, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#6

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

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

Of the 6 students majoring in HR at Bethel University Minnesota, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

With a ranking of #6, Grantham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The College of Saint Scholastica came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Duluth.

Women make up 50% of the HR majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best 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

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 20 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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