These programs provide coursework in human resources, industrial relations, and business in varying combinations. Unlike MBA programs, Human Resources/Industrial Relations programs tend to lack work experience requirements. It should be noted that many schools offer "executive style" MSHR programs that are intended to provide additional education for experienced HR personnel. The programs below are generally FT and PT programs.
Cornell
Master of Industrial and Labor Relations
2 years
https://www.ilr.cornell.edu/graddegreepr ... /milr.html
Michigan State
MS Labor Relations and Human Resources
https://www.lir.msu.edu/graduate_programs/mlrhr.php
Minnesota/Carlson
MA Human Resources and Industrial Relations
https://www.hrir.csom.umn.edu/day/index.html
Ohio State/Fisher
MLHR
https://fisher.osu.edu/prospective/graduate/mlhr
Purdue/Krannert
MS Human Resources Management
2 years
https://www.mgmt.purdue.edu/academics/ob ... s_home.asp
"The MSHRM program offers a unique plan of study that combines more HR course work than a traditional MBA program and more business than the traditional Industrial/Labor Relations (ILR) degree. In fact, Krannert is one of the few top business schools in the world that takes this approach. In recent years, the advantages of an interdisciplinary approach have been increasingly recognized which is why many of the top “HRâ€