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2023 Best 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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for business students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the hr master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best 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.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at USC take out while working on their Master's Degree is $53,542.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their Master's Degree, hr graduates from USFCA carry an average student debtload of $44,428.

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, hr majors at Pepperdine accumulate an average of around $72,060 in student debt.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at Golden Gate University - San Francisco take out while working on their Master's Degree is $39,406.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at UAGC take out while working on their Master's Degree is $38,254.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

With a ranking of #6, California Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Thousand Oaks, CLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

HR majors at Brandman take out an average of $33,650 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

While working on their Master's Degree, hr majors at SSU accumulate an average of around $34,212 in student debt.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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#10

National University

San Diego, CA

National University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree human resource management programs. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

On average, hr graduates from National University take out $38,025 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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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 1,593
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 16 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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