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Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named DeVry University - Illinois the most popular school in Illinois for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. DeVry University - Illinois is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Chicago.

Of the 148 students majoring in HR at DeVry University - Illinois, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at DePaul 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 large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the HR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#5

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

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

About 77% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 23% are male.

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National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. NLU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Northeastern Illinois University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 92% of the HR majors at the school.

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University of St Francis ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

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

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#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in HR at SXU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools 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 17 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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