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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

23 Colleges
$48,229 Avg Salary
$39,315 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a .

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found Western Governors University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . WGU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Greenwood Village, Colorado State University - Global Campus is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from Colorado State University - Global Campus carry an average student debt load of $32,000.

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The excellent programs at Boise State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Pocatello.

The average amount in student loans that HR majors at ISU take out is $30,500.

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Colorado Christian University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakewood.

After completing their degree, HR graduates from CCU carry an average student debt load of $38,812.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Utah Valley University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #9 on the list. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

While working on their degree, HR majors at U of I accumulate an average of around $19,185 in student debt.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 984
Utah 1,090
Idaho 178
Montana 8
Wyoming 3

One of 21 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 23 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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