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2025 Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

8 Colleges in Illinois
137 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #64 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for general human resources management/personnel administration students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 137 bachelor's degrees in general human resources management/personnel administration during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois Your choice of general human resources management/personnel administration for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general human resources management/personnel administration students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in Illinois

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general human resources management/personnel administration students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Bachelor's in HR Management

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from Loyola University Chicago

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

Roosevelt University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from Roosevelt University

3
28 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from University of Illinois at Chicago

4
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
20 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of St Francis if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general human resources management/personnel administration. University of Saint Francis is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Joliet.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from University of St Francis

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North Central College
Naperville, IL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Naperville.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from North Central College

6
15 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Macomb, WIU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from Western Illinois University

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
12 Annual Graduates

Lewis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Romeoville.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from Lewis University

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11 Annual Graduates

McKendree is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lebanon.More information about a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration from McKendree University

Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 629 444
Ohio 612 398
Indiana 535 160
Wisconsin 435 94

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One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies 43
Human Resources Development 30

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