2025 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Human Resource Management is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #22 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 63 master's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to human resource management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human resource management students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt human resource management students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resource management related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The hr school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in Kansas.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Resource Management in Kansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human resource management.

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in HR

1

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

30 Annual Graduates

Wichita State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in human resource management. WSU is a large public university located in the city of Wichita.More information about a master’s in human resource management from Wichita State University

2

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

24 Annual Graduates

$54,301 Median Starting Salary

Pittsburg State University is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in human resource management. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

After graduating, hr master's recipients generally earn about $54,301 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in human resource management from Pittsburg State University

Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	397
Minnesota	174	642
Iowa	154	49
Nebraska	123	137
North Dakota	115	3
South Dakota	89	13

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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

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	39
Human Resources Development	24

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,477
Accounting	237
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	116
Finance & Financial Management	44
General Business/Commerce	14
Management Information Systems	9
Hospitality Management	8
Construction Management	5
Business/Managerial Economics	1

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.