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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree School for You

Today's business students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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, Business Degree Central has developed this Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for business students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, hr majors at Texas A&M College Station accumulate an average of around $24,561 in student debt.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their Master's Degree, hr majors at UH accumulate an average of around $24,398 in student debt.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Houston.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at UH Clear Lake take out while working on their Master's Degree is $33,507.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Incarnate Word landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UIW is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, hr graduates from UIW take out $39,008 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at University of Oklahoma take out while working on their Master's Degree is $43,483.

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The University of Texas at Tyler 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 #6 on the list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

HR majors at UT Tyler take out an average of $31,142 in student loans while working on their Master's Degree.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

Texas 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oklahoma Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Edmond.

After completing their Master's Degree, hr graduates from OC carry an average student debtload of $35,131.

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Ottawa University - Surprise 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,281
Arizona 497
Oklahoma 591
New Mexico 8

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

Majors Similar to HR

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 21 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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