2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in labor and industrial relations, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #187 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 213 master's degrees in labor and industrial relations to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in labor relations matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of labor and industrial relations students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for labor and industrial relations.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Labor & Industrial Relations in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in labor and industrial relations.

Most Well Attended Schools for Labor Relations Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

138 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in labor and industrial relations. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in labor and industrial relations in Illinois.

There were approximately 138 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 master’s in labor and industrial relations from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

56 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Michigan State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in labor and industrial relations. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in labor and industrial relations in Michigan.

There were roughly 56 labor and industrial relations students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University

3

Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

Cleveland State University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in labor and industrial relations. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in labor and industrial relations in Ohio.

There were approximately 13 labor and industrial relations students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in labor and industrial relations from Cleveland State University

4

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MI

#2 Best Quality In MI

Wayne State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in labor and industrial relations. Wayne State is a very large public university located in the large city of Detroit. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in labor and industrial relations in Michigan.

There were roughly 6 labor and industrial relations individuals who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in labor and industrial relations from Wayne State University

5

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. More information about a master’s in labor and industrial relations from Northwestern University

5

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL

#2 Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in labor and industrial relations from Loyola University Chicago

 

Best Labor & Industrial Relations Colleges by State

Explore the most popular labor and industrial relations schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	122
Michigan	470	55
Ohio	466	14

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Labor & Industrial Relations Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	863
Organizational Behavior Studies	118
Human Resources Development	118
Other Human Resources Management and Services	13

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.