2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Human Resource Management
Our 2023 rankings named University of Phoenix - Arizona the best value school in the Southwest Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UOPX - Arizona also did well on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 per year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
OSU graduate students pay an average of $24,175 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America Christian University landed the # 5 spot on the list. MACU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MACU are $15,312 a year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate human resource management programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.
University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.
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American InterContinental University - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at AIU Online are $12,904 a year.
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Request InformationBest Human Resource Management Colleges by State
Explore the best human resource management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,290 |
| Arizona | 832 |
| Oklahoma | 627 |
| New Mexico | 8 |
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Human Resource Management Related Majors for HR
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 7 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.