by our College Data Analytics Team
[Human Resource Management](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/human-resource-management/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a human resource management degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools on the early-career earnings of their human resource management graduates.
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Below are the schools whose human resource management graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global, our #1 for human resource management graduate salaries in Indiana. Located in the rural area of Marion, Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global is a private not-for-profit institution. Human Resource Management graduates of Indiana Wesleyan University National And Global earn a median of about $69,078 a year early in their careers.
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis produces some of the highest-paid graduates in human resource management, landing the #2 spot this year. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. Early-career human resource management graduates from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis make a median of around $65,243 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Ball State University earned it the #3 place for human resource management. Ball State University is a public school located in the city of Muncie. Students who complete the human resource management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $64,797.
Purdue University Global came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying human resource management schools. Purdue University Global is a public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Early-career human resource management graduates from Purdue University Global make a median of around $50,810 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at Purdue University Northwest earned it the #5 place for human resource management. Located in the suburb of Hammond, Purdue University Northwest is a public institution. Early-career human resource management graduates from Purdue University Northwest make a median of around $47,640 per year.
Indiana State University came in at #6 for human resource management graduate earnings this year. Located in the city of Terre Haute, Indiana State University is a public institution. Early-career human resource management graduates from Indiana State University make a median of around $53,760 per year.
Ivy Tech Community College landed the #7 spot for human resource management salaries this year. Ivy Tech Community College is a public school located in the city of Indianapolis. Students who complete the human resource management program here go on to a median salary of roughly $38,838.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries human resource management graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 7 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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