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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California

29 Colleges
$55,225 Avg Salary
$23,952 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for 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 University of Southern California to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

The excellent programs at Fielding Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human resource management schools in California. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

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#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California list. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of La Verne.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for human resource management students. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

With a ranking of #7, Pepperdine University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human resource management programs. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Alliant International University 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. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Resource Management Schools 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 29 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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