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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$19,679 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UOPX - Arizona is in the top 20% of all schools 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 A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a 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.

Full Human Resource Management at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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 fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

Full Human Resource Management at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

#5

Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City, OK

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-America Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 a year.

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American InterContinental University - Online came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

AIU Online graduate students pay an average of $12,904 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best 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

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.

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