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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$35,786 Avg Salary
$23,919 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Associate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Resource Management program at each school on the list.

Check out the HR associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for human resource management students working on their associate degree. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Of the 29 students majoring in HR at Rio Salado College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Estrella Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale, Estrella Mountain Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in HR at Estrella Mountain Community College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

The in-demand associate degree programs at Phoenix College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in HR at Phoenix College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Chandler-Gilbert Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the HR majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the city of Mesa.

Of the 8 students majoring in HR at Mesa Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#6

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

South Texas College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human resource management programs. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

Of the 7 students majoring in HR at South Texas College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Glendale Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

Women make up 83% of the HR majors at the school.

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Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

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GateWay Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human resource management programs. Located in the large city of Phoenix, GateWay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Tulsa Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Tulsa Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

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Best 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

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 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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