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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

26 Ranked Colleges
1,380 Degrees Awarded
$40,811 Avg Salary
Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 26,616 people earned their degree in human resource management, making the major the 43rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,242 and had an average of $34,825 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,740 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,989 and $33,994 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,380 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resource management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great human resource management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human resource management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 181 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,399 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 26 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,505 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Houston.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 95 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,827 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #17 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,629 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend TWU.

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#7 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Dallas is $13,797 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,377 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tyler, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UT Tyler not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $10,037 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 49 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.

SHSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,832 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#21 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $13,644 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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University of Phoenix - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #11. UOPX - Texas is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Texas also took the #24 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #12. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 321 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,812 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#13

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma

Southern Nazarene University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Southern Nazarene University is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 109 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

SNU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SNU is $16,485 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $14,939 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#15

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $14,818 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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University of Central Oklahoma did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #16. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $18,693 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#17

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#9 in overall quality

University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #17. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $19,396 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#18

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tarleton is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #15 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $19,542 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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American InterContinental University - Online landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 17 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $14,429 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend AIU Online.

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#20

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#10 in overall quality

LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LeTourneau University is $22,358 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#21

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

University of the Incarnate Word came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIW also took the #13 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,383 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UIW.

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#22

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#23 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ORU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oral Roberts University is $25,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Concordia University, Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Lakeway, Texas, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Texas also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #20. The yearly cost to attend Concordia University, Texas is $23,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#24

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

With a ranking of #24, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $31,343 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Baylor University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#25

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville, Oklahoma
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Oklahoma Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.

OKWU or OWU also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for OKWU or OWU is $24,660 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students whose families make $48-$75k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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