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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in California

29 Colleges
$55,595 Avg Salary
$39,141 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, human resource management was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 1,593 were awarded in the state in <nil>.

There are so many business programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Business Degree Central has created the Best Human Resource Management Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for business students.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Schools in California

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

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the best school in California for human resource management students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Full Human Resource Management at University of California - Los Angeles Report

#2

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Clara University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hr graduates from USC take out $53,261 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at USFCA take out is $41,000.

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#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

On average, hr graduates from Pepperdine take out $69,120 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The University of Arizona Global Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human resource management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, hr graduates from UAGC take out $32,787 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Phoenix - California did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Ontario.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at UOPX - California take out is $31,042.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Best 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.

HR majors at Golden Gate University - San Francisco take out an average of $40,715 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of the Pacific came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Pacific carry an average student debtload of $28,125.

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#10

University of Redlands

Redlands, CA

University of Redlands came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. University of Redlands is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Redlands.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 99
Oregon 162
Nevada 1
Hawaii 55
Alaska 12

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

HR Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 18,023
Organizational Behavior Studies 3,650
Human Resources Development 2,083
Labor & Industrial Relations 1,778
Other Human Resources Management and Services 1,254
Labor Studies 193
Executive/Career Coaching 93

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 403,753
Accounting 93,982
General Business/Commerce 56,779
Finance & Financial Management 54,690
Marketing 52,078

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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