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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$21,911 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandman are $12,720 a year.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

USFCA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 16 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 4 spot on the list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULV are $14,520 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #7, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CLU are $20,600 a year.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SSU are $18,926 a year.

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Azusa Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human resource management programs. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Azusa Pacific graduate students pay an average of $16,696 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pepperdine are $37,420 per year.

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Best 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

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 16 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.

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