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Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Webster University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 68% of the HR majors at the school.

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#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 85% of the HR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 70% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#4

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Bellevue 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 . Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue.

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

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Concordia University, Saint Paul 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 #6 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at SMU MN, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#8

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Grantham University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 35% of the HR majors at the school.

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#9

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College 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. WSC is a small public school located in the town of Wayne.

Women make up 51% of the HR majors at the school.

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#9

Upper Iowa University

Fayette, IA

With a ranking of #9, Upper Iowa University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. UIU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Fayette.

About 66% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 34% are male.

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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 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.

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