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Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California

16 Colleges
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Human Resource Management is the #65 most popular major in California with 1,695 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. 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

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. 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

California Lutheran University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college 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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

With a ranking of #8, Sonoma State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

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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