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2024 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges in Indiana
697 HR Degrees Awarded
$45,655 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in human resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for human resource management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 697 degrees in human resource management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Resource Management School

Best Human Resource Management Schools in Indiana Your choice of human resource management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Human Resource Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Human Resource Management Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in HR
Bachelor's Degrees in HR
Master's Degrees in HR

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Resource Management Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Human Resource Management in Indiana

The schools below may not offer all types of hr degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Indiana Schools in HR

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN
70.8% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a degree in human resource management. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 24 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
92 HR Degrees Awarded
23.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in human resource management has to check out Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #291 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IWU is a great university overall.

There were about 92 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human resource management major at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global make $4,728 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,593 Median Starting Salary
$20,500 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in human resource management needs to take a look at Ball State University. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, hr degree recipients typically make an average of $42,593 in the first five years of their career.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN
95 HR Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in human resource management has to check out Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were roughly 95 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
68 HR Degrees Awarded
19.1% Growth in Graduates

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 68 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, hr degree recipients generally make around $44,676 in the first five years of their career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 HR Degrees Awarded
10.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hammond, Purdue Northwest is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 26th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 47 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Purdue Northwest in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the hr program report average early career wages of $38,201.

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #417 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.More information about a degree in human resource management from Purdue University Global

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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN

UIndy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Indianapolis. This university ranks 18th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were about 3 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent data year.

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Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.More information about a degree in human resource management from Purdue University Fort Wayne


 

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 1,219
Ohio 314 997
Illinois 304 983
Wisconsin 273 558

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Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

HR Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 596
Organizational Behavior Studies 73
Human Resources Development 19
Labor Studies 8
Other Human Resources Management and Services 1

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Majors Similar to HR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 10,883
General Business/Commerce 5,988
Accounting 2,520
Finance & Financial Management 1,178
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 869
Marketing 734
Hospitality Management 673
Business Support & Assistant Services 252
General Sales & Marketing 187
Management Information Systems 175

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