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Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$28,347 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,225 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in California list.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - California is a great value for human resource management students. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - California are $9,552 a year. While working on their degree, HR majors at UOPX - California accumulate an average of around $32,642 in student debt.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for human resource management students. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $7,852 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, San Jose State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in California list.

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#5

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$7,988 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California list. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SSU are $7,988 per year.

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$7,060 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. CSUDH is a large public school located in the small city of Carson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUDH are $7,060 per year. HR majors at CSUDH take out an average of $19,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human resource management students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSUN undergraduate students pay an average of $7,043 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
$12,480 Average Tuition & Fees

Brandman University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandman are $12,480 per year. HR majors at Brandman take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Brandman also did well on our Best Human Resource Management Schools in California list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#10

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA
$45,850 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULV are $45,850 a year.

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Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Resource Management Colleges 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 25 schools only.

  • 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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