2024 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Doctor's Degree Schools

Labor & Industrial Relationsdoctorate programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #567 out of the 862 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2024 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Labor & Industrial Relations Schools

The labor relations school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Labor & Industrial Relations Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Labor & Industrial Relations in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in labor & industrial relations.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Labor Relations

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in labor & industrial relations has to check out Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in labor & industrial relations from Cornell University

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in labor & industrial relations has to check out University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a doctorate in labor & industrial relations from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Labor & Industrial Relations by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Labor Relations

One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, Labor & Industrial Relations has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Labor Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies	224
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	28
Human Resources Development	21

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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