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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

46 Colleges
$52,295 Avg Salary
$26,166 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked #44 in the country. In fact 28,787 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the HR programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Linfield University - Online and Continuing Education did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield OCE is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of Phoenix - California did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at UOPX - California take out is $32,642.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,695
Washington 112
Oregon 177
Nevada 1
Hawaii 55
Alaska 12

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.

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