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2024 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Indiana

10 Colleges in Indiana
755 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. Combined, these schools handed out 755 degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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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
33 HR Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a degree in human resource management. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the 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 roughly 33 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
67 HR Degrees Awarded
$50,382 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in human resource management needs to look into 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 approximately 67 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the human resource management program at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global make $4,728 more than the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 HR Degrees Awarded
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested 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 colleges nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were about 34 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 usually make about $42,593 in their early careers.

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

Any student pursuing a degree in human resource management needs to look into Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #274 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.

There were approximately 104 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 HR Degrees Awarded
$44,676 Median Starting Salary

Indiana State is a medium-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 48 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year. After graduation, hr degree recipients usually earn an average of $44,676 in the first five years of their career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 HR Degrees Awarded
7.8% Growth in Graduates

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

There were roughly 51 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 income of $38,201.

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West Lafayette, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
166 HR Degrees Awarded

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.

There were roughly 166 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN
62.5% Growth in Graduates

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

There were approximately 8 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at UIndy in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Fort Wayne, PFW is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 30th out of 42 schools 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 Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan3221,219
Ohio314997
Illinois304983
Wisconsin273558

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

HR Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration615
Organizational Behavior Studies96
Human Resources Development29
Labor Studies15

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Majors Similar to HR

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Business Administration & Management11,606
General Business/Commerce5,959
Accounting2,456
Finance & Financial Management1,177
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods954
Marketing808
Hospitality Management543
Entrepreneurial Studies312
Business Support & Assistant Services278
General Sales & Marketing171

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