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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California

46 Colleges
$55,225 Avg Salary
$23,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Human Resource Management is the #65 most popular major in California with 1,695 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

Out of the 46 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Out of the 46 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fielding Graduate University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The excellent programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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Out of the 46 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - California landed the # 5 spot on the list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from UOPX - California carry an average student debt load of $32,642.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

On average, HR graduates from Brandman take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

With a ranking of #8, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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With a ranking of #10, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the rural area of Visalia, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia take out is $17,051.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 112
Oregon 177
Nevada 1
Hawaii 55
Alaska 12

Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

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 26 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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