Which Indiana human resources program has the lowest debt?

Ball State reports the lowest median federal debt, $20,500, with first-year pay of $47,451.

How much do human resources graduates earn in Indiana?

The median across 5 Indiana human resources bachelor's programs is $47,640 in the first year after graduating and $64,797 five years after.

How many human resources bachelor's programs are in Indiana?

5 Indiana programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Human Resources (Bachelor's) Programs in Indiana, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

5 programs report first-year pay
5 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Indiana human resources bachelor's program pays its graduates $47,640 in their first year, $2,743 less than the national median. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion reports the highest first-year pay ($56,752), and Ball State the lowest median debt ($20,500).

Median first-year pay$47,640National $50,383

Median pay after 5 years$64,797National $65,232

Median federal debt$26,486National $26,442

Debt-to-earnings65%National 53%

All 5 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Indiana Wesleyan University-MarionMarion · private nonprofit	$56,752	$69,078	$51,703	91%
2	Purdue GlobalWest Lafayette · public	$50,810	Not reported	$44,834	88%
3	Purdue NorthwestHammond · public	$47,640	Not reported	$26,486	56%
4	Ball StateMuncie · public	$47,451	$64,797	$20,500	43%
5	Indiana StateTerre Haute · public	$38,296	$53,760	$25,000	65%

Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana human resources program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion$56,752
Purdue Global$50,810
Purdue Northwest$47,640
Ball State$47,451
Indiana State$38,296

Lowest median debt

Ball State$20,500
Indiana State$25,000
Purdue Northwest$26,486
Purdue Global$44,834
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion$51,703

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human resources, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Human Resources Specialists

$65,600

Median pay in Indiana. 17,110 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $44,810Top 10%: $106,830

Training and Development Specialists

$61,050

Median pay in Indiana. 8,450 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $39,060Top 10%: $101,520

Compliance Officers

$78,770

Median pay in Indiana. 5,120 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,650Top 10%: $134,820

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$59,260

Median pay in Indiana. 5,610 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $41,180Top 10%: $82,690

Common questions

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion in Marion reports the highest median first-year pay, $56,752. Its median federal debt is $51,703.

Human Resources (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked151 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Indiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the human resources bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024