2024 Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

a doctor's degree in human resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 81 doctor's degrees in human resource management to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human resource management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other human resource management students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for human resource management to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human resource management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for human resource management students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Human Resource Management Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Resource Management Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Resource Management in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for human resource management students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Doctorate in HR

1

The University of Arizona Global Campus
San Diego, CA

33 Annual Graduates

The University of Arizona Global Campus is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in human resource management. Located in the large city of San Diego, UAGC is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in human resource management from The University of Arizona Global Campus

2

Alliant International University
San Diego, CA

15 Annual Graduates

$90,061 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in human resource management has to look into Alliant International University. Alliant is a small private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego.

Those human resource management students who get their doctor's degree from Alliant International University receive $7,020 more than the typical hr graduate.

More information about a doctorate in human resource management from Alliant International University

Best Human Resource Management Colleges by State

Explore the best human resource management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	180	81
Nevada	84	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to HR

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Human Resource Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

HR Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Organizational Behavior Studies	81

Majors Similar to HR

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	415
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	41
Hospitality Management	9
International Business	8
Accounting	5
Marketing	5
Management Information Systems	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	3
Finance & Financial Management	3
Other Business, Management & Marketing	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.