by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 669 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 19 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree hr management students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Online. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottawa University - Online is a small school located in Ottawa, Kansas that handed out 4 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 55 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at SMU MN
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 55 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grantham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 49 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Upper Iowa University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. UIU is located in Fayette, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
Mount Mercy University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Capella University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 299 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Capella University
With a ranking of #9, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Rasmussen University - North Dakota came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 3 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.
Walden University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 70 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Walden University
Rasmussen University - Minnesota came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school situated in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 10 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
With a ranking of #14, Wichita State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Wichita State University is a fairly large public school situated in Wichita, Kansas. It awarded 18 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at WSU
With a ranking of #15, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 19 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read full report on General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at UMN Twin Cities
With a ranking of #16, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s HR management degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Briar Cliff University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2020-2021.
Full Briar Cliff General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
With a ranking of #17, DeVry University - Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Management Major in the Plains States Region list. DeVry University - Missouri is a private for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full DeVry University - Missouri General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report
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