2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management in Kansas

Human Resource Management is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #25 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the most popular for human resource management students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 85 master's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Human Resource Management School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in HR matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management in Kansas 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 human resource management, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for human resource management.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Human Resource Management in Kansas

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in human resource management.

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

1

Grantham University
Lenexa, KS

59 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Grantham University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in human resource management. Located in the small city of Lenexa, Grantham University is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in human resource management in Kansas.

There were about 59 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Grantham University in the most recent data year.

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2

Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in human resource management has to look into Pittsburg State University. Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in human resource management in Kansas.

There were roughly 16 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Ottawa University - Kansas City
Overland Park, KS

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in human resource management has to look into Ottawa University - Kansas City. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in human resource management in Kansas.

There were about 9 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Kansas City in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in human resource management from Ottawa University - Kansas City

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Ottawa University - Online
Ottawa, KS

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In KS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Ottawa University - Online is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in human resource management. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Ottawa. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in human resource management in Kansas.

There were roughly 1 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at Ottawa University - Online in the most recent data year.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	563
Minnesota	169	576
Iowa	146	37
Nebraska	116	54
South Dakota	84	5

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Human Resource Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Human Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	69
Human Resources Development	16

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	1,293
Accounting	248
Management Information Systems	77
Finance & Financial Management	32
General Business/Commerce	18
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	15
Business/Managerial Economics	9
Hospitality Management	4
Construction Management	2

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.