by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 28,787 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 1,526 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,780 and $33,779 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 642 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,734 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in human resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 Major in Minnesota” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the #1 spot on the list. SMU MN is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 55 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, The College of Saint Scholastica landed the #3 spot on the list. The College of Saint Scholastica is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 32 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at The College of Saint Scholastica
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 312 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Capella University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bethel University Minnesota Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 84 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at UMN Twin Cities
Walden University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Walden University
Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota list. Located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Human Resource Management Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in Minnesota ranking. Duluth, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Duluth Human Resource Management Report
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