2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Human Resource Management is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 26,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.
For this year’s “Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in human resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resource management 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 human resource management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
UOPX - Texas also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $12,237 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend University of Phoenix - Texas.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 321 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 116 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Houston
Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
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 SHSU is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Full Sam Houston State University Human Resource Management Report
University of North Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students list, Tarleton has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Full Tarleton State University Human Resource Management Report
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Central Oklahoma is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 37 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
UCO also took the #14 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $16,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Ottawa University - Phoenix came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
Ottawa University - Phoenix not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Ottawa University - Phoenix
Southern Nazarene University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Bethany, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 109 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
SNU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SNU is $18,147 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s HR degrees 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 $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students per year to attend Texas Woman’s University.
The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Human Resource Management Report
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,585 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend AIU Online.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR 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 UT Tyler is $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
Read more about Human Resource Management at The University of Texas at Tyler
Lamar University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend Lamar University.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Lamar University
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students list, SFASU has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend SFASU.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Stephen F Austin State University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waxahachie, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $24,982 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students per year to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
LeTourneau University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. LETU is a small school located in Longview, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students list, LETU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $23,196 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students per year to attend LETU.
With a ranking of #21, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 181 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree HR students per year to attend University of Arizona.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at University of Arizona
Oklahoma Wesleyan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2019-2020.
OKWU or OWU also took the #25 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OKWU or OWU is $25,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 95 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Texas A&M College Station Human Resource Management Report
Oral Roberts University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 5 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 ORU is $22,248 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students.
University of the Incarnate Word landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UIW is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 57 bachelors’s HR 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 $24,784 for southwest region bachelor’s degree hr students per year to attend UIW.
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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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- *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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