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

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$56,826 Avg Salary

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 analysis found DeVry University - Illinois to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. DeVry University - Illinois is a very large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Chicago.

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

Full Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Illinois Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the 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.

Full Human Resource Management at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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

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Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the # 4 spot on the 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

Out of the 17 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Roosevelt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Roosevelt University Report

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 large city of Chicago.

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

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With a ranking of #7, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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

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#9

Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL

Saint Xavier University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SXU is a private not-for-profit school 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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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 suburb of Joliet.

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

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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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