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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region

73 Colleges
$52,629 Avg Salary
$36,755 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 73 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for business 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 .

Our analysis found The University of Arizona Global Campus to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit school 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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The excellent programs at University of Southern California 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 large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at USC accumulate an average of around $53,261 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Portland State University accumulate an average of around $18,791 in student debt.

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#4

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fielding Graduate University is a great place for human resource management students. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

HR majors at Fielding take out an average of $124,042 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 73 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 5 spot on the list. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

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University of Phoenix - California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. UOPX - California is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Ontario.

While working on their degree, hr majors at UOPX - California accumulate an average of around $31,042 in student debt.

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#6

National University

San Diego, CA

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

HR majors at National University take out an average of $36,708 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from Brandman carry an average student debt load of $26,218.

Full Human Resource Management at Brandman University Report

#9

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Full Human Resource Management at Pepperdine University Report

Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #10 on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

On average, hr graduates from Golden Gate University - San Francisco take out $40,715 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia, CA
12 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
14 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools 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 26 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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