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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 19,084 people earned their degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, making the major the 53rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,212 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,077 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general human resources management/personnel administration.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dickinson State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region. Dickinson State University is a small school located in Dickinson, North Dakota that handed out 24 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ottawa University - Kansas City landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Overland Park, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dubuque. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region. University of Dubuque is a small school located in Dubuque, Iowa that handed out 22 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Dubuque General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the #4 spot on the list. Park University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Parkville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Mercy University landed the #5 spot on the list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 22 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Upper Iowa University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Fayette, Iowa, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Ottawa University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ottawa, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Ottawa University - Online General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
With a ranking of #8, Columbia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Columbia College Missouri is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 90 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
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Metropolitan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR management degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, William Penn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. William Penn University is a small school located in Oskaloosa, Iowa that handed out 7 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand View University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
Full Grand View University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
Bellevue University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bellevue University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
With a ranking of #13, Winona State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 39 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Winona State
Central Christian College of Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. McPherson, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR management degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Grantham University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lenexa, Kansas, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Grantham University
Wichita State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Lindenwood University
Dordt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Dordt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Sioux Center, Iowa. It awarded 5 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Dordt
Capella University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR management degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
MidAmerica Nazarene University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Olathe, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR management degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #22, Emporia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Emporia State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Emporia, Kansas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Friends University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR management degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Friends University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
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