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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois

42 Colleges
$51,795 Avg Salary
$29,034 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 42 schools in Illinois to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for human resource management students. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Benedictine University is a great place for human resource management students. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

HR majors at Benedictine U take out an average of $36,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern Illinois University is a great place for human resource management students. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

HR majors at Northeastern Illinois University take out an average of $16,654 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, HR graduates from Roosevelt take out $26,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Northwestern take out is $37,758.

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William Rainey Harper College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public school with a large student population.

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Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management 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.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at Loyola Chicago take out is $21,875.

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#10

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Joliet, Joliet Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

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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 25 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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