2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.
The Best Value Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree 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.
Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found MSU Texas to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Texas are $8,056 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oklahoma Christian University is a great value for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Edmond, OC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OC are $11,250 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ottawa University - Surprise helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Southwest Region . Ottawa University - Surprise is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Surprise.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ottawa University - Surprise are $11,893 a year.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Baptist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. HBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at HBU are $13,400 a year.
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University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $18,990 per year.
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Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Ottawa University - Phoenix is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,993 a year.
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Tarleton State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tarleton are $15,031 per year.
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The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Tyler, UT Tyler is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Tyler are $16,786 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 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 21 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.