2024 Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

a master's degree in human resources development is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #138 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 master's degrees in human resources development during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human resources development students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human resources development students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resources development related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human resources development students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Resources Development Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Resources Development in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for human resources development students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in HR Development

1

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

73 Annual Graduates

Webster University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in human resources development. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in human resources development from Webster University

2

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Pittsburg State University if you want to pursue a master's degree in human resources development. Pitt State is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Pittsburg.More information about a master’s in human resources development from Pittsburg State University

Best Human Resources Development Colleges by State

Explore the best human resources development schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	361	73
Kansas	254	18
Nebraska	211	2

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Human Resources Development Related Rankings by Major

One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, Human Resources Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	669
Other Human Resources Management and Services	367
Organizational Behavior Studies	142
Labor & Industrial Relations	65

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy. More about our data sources and methodologies.