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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management in the Southwest Region

27 Ranked Colleges
867 Degrees Awarded
$54,090 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region

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Human Resource Management is the 45th most popular major in the country with 28,787 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $49,057 and had an average of $31,139 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,926 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,503 and $33,876 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 867 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 27 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. That schools that top this list have a program in human resource management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 27 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 172 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Amberton University
Garland, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amberton University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region. Amberton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Garland, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 47 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 27 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Strayer University - Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s HR students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. OC is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma Christian University Human Resource Management Report

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University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

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South University, Austin
Round Rock, Texas

South University, Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. South University, Austin is located in Round Rock, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

Full South University, Austin Human Resource Management Report

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 60 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at Tyler Human Resource Management Report

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With a ranking of #9, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. American InterContinental University - Online is a private for-profit institution located in Schaumburg, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 86 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 126 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Human Resource Management Report

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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas

Tarleton State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 52 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ottawa University - Phoenix landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 5 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Human Resource Management at Ottawa University - Phoenix

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With a ranking of #13, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Human Resource Management at University of Houston - Clear Lake

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

MSU Texas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Full MSU Texas Human Resource Management Report

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With a ranking of #15, University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 211 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

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Ottawa University - Surprise landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Surprise, Arizona, and it awarded 1 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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LeTourneau University
Longview, Texas

LeTourneau University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Human Resource Management at LETU

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #18, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. 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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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Human Resource Management Report

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With a ranking of #20, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 17 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Read more about Human Resource Management at The University of Texas at Arlington

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

University of Dallas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of North Texas ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Human Resource Management at University of North Texas

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DeVry University - Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona

With a ranking of #23, DeVry University - Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read full report on Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Arizona

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University of Phoenix - Texas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UOPX - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Human Resource Management at UOPX - Texas

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DeVry University - Texas landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on HR Major in the Southwest Region ranking. DeVry University - Texas is a small private for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 0 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Human Resource Management at DeVry University - Texas

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