2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations

Labor & Industrial Relations is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #464 out of the 815 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for labor and industrial relations students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in labor and industrial relations during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Labor & Industrial Relations School for Your Doctor's Degree

The labor relations doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for labor and industrial relations, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Labor & Industrial Relations Schools

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for labor and industrial relations.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Labor & Industrial Relations in the United States

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for labor and industrial relations students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Labor Relations Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in labor and industrial relations has to look into Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in labor and industrial relations in New York.

There were roughly 5 labor and industrial relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in labor and industrial relations from Cornell University

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in labor and industrial relations. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in labor and industrial relations in Illinois.

There were roughly 3 labor and industrial relations students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in labor and industrial relations from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NJ

#1 Best Quality In NJ

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rutgers University - New Brunswick if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in labor and industrial relations. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in labor and industrial relations in New Jersey.

There were approximately 1 labor and industrial relations students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in labor and industrial relations from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

#1 Most Popular In MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in labor and industrial relations. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. More information about a doctorate in labor and industrial relations from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Labor & Industrial Relations by Region

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Rankings in Majors Related to Labor Relations

Labor & Industrial Relations is one of 5 different types of Human Resource Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Labor Relations

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies	222
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	31
Human Resources Development	26
Labor Studies	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.