2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for HR students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Human Resource Management
Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 per year.
Brandman excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 per year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Southern Oregon University graduate students pay an average of $18,569 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CWU are $25,681 a year.
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Portland State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.
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Request InformationBest Human Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best human resource management schools 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 |
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Majors Related to HR
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 6 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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