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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 267 students majoring in HR at USC, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of La Verne helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

Women make up 60% of the HR majors at the school.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 30 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the HR majors at the school.

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#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 77 students majoring in HR at Pepperdine, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

About 72% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 28% are male.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 85% of the HR majors at the school.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in HR at USFCA, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#9

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Fielding Graduate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Of the 26 students majoring in HR at Fielding, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 25% of the HR majors at the school.

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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 30 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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