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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$56,826 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Resource Management Master's Degree 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for HR majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 78% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

Out of the 30 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in HR at ULV, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human resource management schools in the Far Western US Region . National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Of the 78 students majoring in HR at National University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#5

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Malibu.

About 81% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 19% are male.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the HR majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 52 students majoring in HR at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 81% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Human Resource Management at University of San Francisco Report

#9

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Fielding Graduate University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Barbara, Fielding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human resource management programs. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

Of the 24 students majoring in HR at Naval Postgraduate School, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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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 30 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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