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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in Kansas

13 Colleges
$42,758 Avg Salary
$38,283 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

In 2020-2021, 249 degrees and certificates were awarded to human resource management students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #34 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

Our 2023 rankings named Grantham University the most popular school in Kansas for human resource management students. Located in the city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from Grantham University carry an average student debt load of $37,295.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for human resource management students. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from WSU carry an average student debt load of $22,152.

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#3

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pittsburg State University is a great place for human resource management students. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Pittsburg.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, HR graduates from ESU take out $17,309 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Southwestern College

Winfield, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern College is a great place for human resource management students. SC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winfield.

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#6

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS

Ottawa University - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, HR majors at Ottawa University - Kansas City accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

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Ottawa University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #7 on the list. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Ottawa.

HR majors at Ottawa University - Online take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. MNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Olathe.

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#9

Friends University

Wichita, KS

Friends University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from Friends University carry an average student debt load of $48,136.

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With a ranking of #10, Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

While working on their degree, HR majors at Rasmussen University - Kansas accumulate an average of around $32,391 in student debt.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 704
Minnesota 1,353
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.

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 13 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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