by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Human Resource Management is the 45th most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 730 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,632 and $43,196 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. To top this list, a school must have a successful human resource management program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for missouri hr students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 364 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Park University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. Park University is a medium-sized school located in Parkville, Missouri that handed out 147 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Park University
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 90 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s HR degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Saint Louis University Human Resource Management Report
Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Northwest Missouri State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 10 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Fontbonne University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. Fontbonne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 2 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Fontbonne University
Avila University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri ranking. Avila is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Maryville University of Saint Louis landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Westminster College Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri ranking. Westminster College Missouri is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Fulton, Missouri. It awarded 0 ’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Westminster College Missouri Human Resource Management Report
DeVry University - Missouri ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in Missouri list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this small private for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full DeVry University - Missouri Human Resource Management Report
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