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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$17,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,415 people earned their degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,197 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 309 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human resources management/personnel administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general human resources management/personnel administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree hr management students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 155 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree hr management students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at HBU are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American InterContinental University - Online. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. AIU Online is located in Schaumburg, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AIU Online, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Ottawa University - Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Ottawa University - Phoenix not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ottawa University - Phoenix are $11,694, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#6 in overall quality

LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Longview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree hr management students list, LETU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LETU are $18,630.

Full LeTourneau University General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Report

#8

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree hr management students list, Texas State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 11 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

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#10 in overall quality

Strayer University - Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Strayer University - Texas is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

Strayer University - Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Texas are $15,135, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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.

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