2027 Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Labor & Industrial Relations](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/human-resource-management/labor-and-industrial-relations/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for labor & industrial relations students.
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2027 Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the labor & industrial relations degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Labor & Industrial Relations Schools
For return on investment in labor & industrial relations, no school beat University Of Minnesota Twin Cities this year. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $17,214, compared with $38,362 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,460 to complete the labor & industrial relations program here. Early-career labor & industrial relations graduates make about $64,052. That is a strong return on a $20,460 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Capella University earned it the #2 place for labor & industrial relations. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. Students from in state pay about $14,400 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $36,121 to complete the labor & industrial relations program here. Early-career labor & industrial relations graduates make about $72,053. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
A rank of #3 makes University Of Iowa one of the best values for labor & industrial relations. Located in the city of Iowa City, University Of Iowa is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $11,283 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $33,371. Typical student debt for labor & industrial relations graduates is $23,149. Early-career labor & industrial relations graduates make about $52,945. That is a strong return on a $23,149 median debt. University Of Iowa admits about 84% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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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