2025 Best Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in the Plains States Region

A degree in labor & industrial relations is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #315 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 232 degrees in labor & industrial relations to qualified students.

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Labor & Industrial Relations Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Labor & Industrial Relations Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Labor & Industrial Relations in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of labor relations degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Labor Relations

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

90 Labor Relations Degrees Awarded

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in labor & industrial relations. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in labor & industrial relations from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

142 Labor Relations Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in labor & industrial relations needs to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in labor & industrial relations from University of Iowa

Best Labor & Industrial Relations Colleges by State

Explore the best labor & industrial relations colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	92
Iowa	648	149

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Labor & Industrial Relations Related Rankings by Major

Labor & Industrial Relations is one of 6 different types of Human Resource Management programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1,884
Organizational Behavior Studies	256
Other Human Resources Management and Services	234
Human Resources Development	157

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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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.