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2023 Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California

16 Colleges
$56,826 Avg Salary

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

With 1,233 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human resource management is the #22 most popular major in California.

Today's 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for 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 California

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 University of Southern California the best school in California for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pepperdine University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#6

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, CA

California Lutheran University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. 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 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. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

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#9

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#10

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #10, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 18
Oregon 15
Nevada 0
Hawaii 0
Alaska 0

Human Resource Management is one of 20 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 131,555
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 31,701
Accounting 19,309
General Business/Commerce 9,137
Finance & Financial Management 5,784

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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