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Human Resources Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains 26 schools that offer human resources programs. Northwestern University, the highest-ranking human resources school in IL, has a total student population of 19,853 and is the 11th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 26 human resources schools in Illinois, only 11 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northwestern University comes out as the most expensive ($28,371/yr), with Triton College as the lowest recorded at only $2,479/yr.

Human Resources students from Illinois schools who go on to become human resource workers, hr managers, human resource managers, human resource specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 219,240 people working as human resources, training, and labor relations specialists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $59,070. Also, Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists make on average $54,530 per year and there are about 198,190 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 9,650 employed employment, recruitment, and placement specialists earning an average yearly salary of $61,260. Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists in this state earn $52,690/yr and there are 9,320 employed.

Also, within the human resources schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from human resources, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Human Resources Programs in Illinois

Northwestern University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Loyola University Chicago

• Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Illinois Institute of Technology

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

North Central College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Xavier University

• Human Resources Management and Services, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

McKendree University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of St Francis

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DePaul University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bradley University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Western Illinois University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lewis University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Olivet Nazarene University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Judson University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

DeVry University-Illinois

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

North Park University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Roosevelt University

• Human Resources Development
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Carl Sandburg College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Waubonsee Community College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

National-Louis University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Moraine Valley Community College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Harper College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Triton College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lewis and Clark Community College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Oakton Community College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Joliet Junior College

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Ellis University

• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

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