2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$32,300
Avg Cost*
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Labor & Industrial Relations is the 315th most popular major in the country with 1,778 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 551 labor & industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in labor & industrial relations. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in labor & industrial relations.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree labor relations students.
Top 19 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 77 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Cornell University Labor & Industrial Relations Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshall University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major. Huntington, West Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Marshall University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 151 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Metro
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 72 masters’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Labor & Industrial Relations Report
West Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major list. West Virginia University is a large public school situated in Morgantown, West Virginia. It awarded 0 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at WVU
Michigan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 47 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Michigan State Labor & Industrial Relations Report
Cleveland State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Cleveland State University
University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at University of Rhode Island
Wayne State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #10. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Wayne State
Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #11. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 143 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Rutgers New Brunswick
With a ranking of #12, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Labor & Industrial Relations Report
Loyola University Chicago landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking. Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s labor relations degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Full Loyola University Chicago Labor & Industrial Relations Report
Baruch College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Baruch Labor & Industrial Relations Report
University of Bridgeport ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major list. UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Bridgeport Labor & Industrial Relations Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at University of Minnesota - Duluth
Northwestern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking. Northwestern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Evanston, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 99%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Northwestern University
University of New Haven did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Labor Relations Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at University of New Haven
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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