2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,019 people earned their degree in human resources development, making the major the 313th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 106 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 72 human resources development graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in human resources development. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resources development programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human resources development program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree hr development students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 39 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA also took the #2 spot in our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USFCA are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Human Resources Development at University of San Francisco

#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

#1 in overall quality

$36,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pepperdine University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value HR Development Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. This medium-sized school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 32 masters’s HR development degrees in 2019-2020.

Pepperdine also made our “Best Human Resources Development Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pepperdine are $36,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Human Resources Development at Pepperdine University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resources Development

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.

Featured Human Resources Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >