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MILR

Master of Industrial and Labor Relations

Two-year residential master's degree designed for students who aspire to HR and Labor leadership careers. It’s a professional degree for people ready to tackle the issues of organizational success, employee well-being, and labor relations.

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EMHRM

Executive Master of Human Resource Management

15-month hybrid master's degree designed for mid-career HR professionals who aspire to advance to progressively higher levels of executive HR leadership. Students in the EMHRM program study the latest Human Resources research from leading academics and interact with senior HR leaders from multiple industries.

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MS ILR

Labor Research and Policy

MS ILR - Labor Research and Policy is a two-year masters' degree program that prepares students for careers in U.S. and global labor, policy, and non-governmental organizations. MS students work closely with ILR faculty to develop research skills critical for analyzing challenges and their solutions in today's world of work.

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Doctoral Program

Our MS/PhD program educates the next generation of scholars in the multidisciplinary field of industrial and labor relations. It is designed for students who wish to pursue academic careers that involve research on organizations, and work and employment relationships from a variety of perspectives.

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Graduate Office

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ILR Graduate Office
Cornell University
218 Ives Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: (607) 255-1522
Fax: (607) 254-5225
ilrgradapplicant@cornell.edu