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Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

17 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.

Check out the HR graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Fielding Graduate University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

About 82% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 18% are male.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 18 students majoring in HR at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 61% are male and 39% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brandman University is a great place for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 13 students majoring in HR at Brandman, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#7

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

Saybrook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Oakland, Saybrook University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Hawaii Pacific University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the city of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management colleges 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 17 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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