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Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

16 Colleges
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pepperdine University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Golden Gate University - 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 . Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #6, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

With a ranking of #7, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

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University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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National University

La Jolla, CA

National University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 16 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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