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2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$19,806 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate School for You

Human Resource Management is the #26 most popular major in the country with 12,117 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for HR students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for HR majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Human Resource Management

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Brandman University to be the best value school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Brandman graduate students pay an average of $12,720 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Brandman is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 3 spot on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great value for human resource management students working on their graduate certificate. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Ashland.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Oregon University are $18,569 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CWU are $25,681 per year.

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Portland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 per year.

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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 1,233
Washington 18
Oregon 15
Nevada 0
Hawaii 0
Alaska 0

One of 20 majors within the area of study, human resource management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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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