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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region

52 Colleges
$47,503 Avg Salary
$33,876 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Human Resource Management is the #44 most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 52 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest 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

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the best school in the Southwest Region for human resource management students. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for human resource management students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

While working on their degree, HR majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $20,136 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $372.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Nazarene University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

HR majors at SNU take out an average of $27,448 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Baylor University

Waco, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Baylor University is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from Baylor carry an average student debtload of $24,225.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

HR majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $19,500 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $407, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

While working on their degree, HR majors at UOPX - Arizona accumulate an average of around $32,642 in student debt.

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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Killeen, Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from Texas A & M University - Central Texas carry an average student debtload of $26,102.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

HR majors at University of Oklahoma take out an average of $22,875 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $552.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,290
Arizona 832
Oklahoma 627
New Mexico 8

One of 21 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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