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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Far Western US region, there were 2,278 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,295 and $26,166 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 721 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in human resource management. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in human resource management.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 30 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 161 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad 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 full report on Human Resource Management at Portland State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Human Resource Management Report
Out of the 30 schools in the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 37 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Santa Clara, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Santa Clara University
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 28 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Central Washington University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at Central Washington University
Eastern Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern Washington University is located in Cheney, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Pitzer College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
University of the Pacific came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of the Pacific Human Resource Management Report
San Francisco State University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. San Francisco State University is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Hawaii Pacific University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Full Hawaii Pacific University Human Resource Management Report
With a ranking of #13, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Fresno, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s HR students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Jose State University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. San Jose, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s HR degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at San Jose State University
With a ranking of #14, William Jessup University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. William Jessup University is a small school located in Rocklin, California that handed out 5 bachelors’s HR degrees 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%.
Read full report on Human Resource Management at William Jessup University
National University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Resource Management at National University
University of San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
La Sierra University ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. La Sierra University is a small school located in Riverside, California that handed out 4 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. CSUDH is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Human Resource Management Report
Scripps College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Scripps is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Claremont McKenna College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national 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.
University of Phoenix - California ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Costa Mesa, California 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 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at UOPX - California
Simpson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Simpson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Redding, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Human Resource Management at Simpson University
Warner Pacific University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Warner Pacific University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s HR degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended HR Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 1 bachelors’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Golden Gate University - San Francisco Human Resource Management Report
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