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

23 Colleges
$48,434 Avg Salary
$30,045 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management School for You

It's not easy to decide which business program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Colleges.

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for human resource management students. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Global Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Colorado State University - Global Campus is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Aurora.

While working on their degree, hr majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus accumulate an average of around $28,513 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boise State University is a great place for human resource management students. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boise.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Denver is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

HR majors at DU take out an average of $41,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for human resource management students. USU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Logan.

After completing their degree, hr graduates from USU carry an average student debt load of $38,120.

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#6

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human resource management students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

HR majors at ISU take out an average of $24,043 in student loans while working on their egree.

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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. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakewood, CCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

HR majors at CCU take out an average of $33,563 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Brigham Young University - Provo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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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. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

On average, hr graduates from UVU take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

University of Idaho 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. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hr majors at U of I take out is $20,625.

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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 907
Utah 1,090
Idaho 122
Wyoming 3
Montana 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

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 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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