2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Labor & Industrial Relations is the 296th most popular major in the country with 1,903 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 653 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in labor and industrial relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great labor and industrial relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the labor and industrial relations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree labor relations students.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Labor & Industrial Relations Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 76 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 138 students in 2019-2020.
UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
IUP also took the #7 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s list. San Juan, is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree labor relations students list, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro are $4,605, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 masters’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Michigan State University
Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s ranking.
Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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West Virginia University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree labor relations students list, WVU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154.
Full West Virginia University Labor & Industrial Relations Report
With a ranking of #9, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 13 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.
Cleveland State University also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Cleveland State University Labor & Industrial Relations Report
University of Rhode Island ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s list. URI is a public institution located in Kingston, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree labor relations students list, URI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Marshall University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree labor relations students list, Marshall University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marshall University are $21,162, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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