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2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California

24 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for human resource management students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the HR majors at the school.

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#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great place for human resource management students working on their master’s degree. ULV is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of La Verne.

About 60% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#4

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 29% are male.

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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. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 81% of the HR majors at the school.

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#6

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brandman is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 65 students majoring in HR at Brandman, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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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. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 85% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the HR majors at the school.

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#9

Fielding Graduate University

Santa Barbara, CA

Fielding Graduate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human resource management students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Fielding is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Barbara.

Women make up 73% of the HR majors at the school.

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#10

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA

Naval Postgraduate School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in HR at the school are women while 75% are male.

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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 24 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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