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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California

11 Colleges
$47,300 Avg Salary
$21,385 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the HR graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Our analysis found Fielding Graduate University to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Barbara.

Of the 55 students majoring in HR at Fielding, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Women make up 39% of the HR majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in HR at CSUN, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#4

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 11 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

Women make up 69% of the HR majors at the school.

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#5

Saybrook University

Oakland, CA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Saybrook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Oakland, Saybrook University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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William Jessup University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the rural area of Rocklin, William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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DeVry University - California landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate human resource management programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Pomona, DeVry University - California is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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California Intercontinental University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. California Intercontinental University is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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#6

United States University

San Diego, CA

United States University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. USU is a small private for-profit school located in the 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 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 11 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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