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2024 Best Human Resource Management Schools in Utah

5 Colleges in Utah
1,098 HR Degrees Awarded
$51,897 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in human resource management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #45 out of 395 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the best for human resource management students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,098 degrees in human resource management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Human Resource Management School

Best Human Resource Management Schools in Utah Your choice of human resource management school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Human Resource Management School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Human Resource Management Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in HR
Master's Degrees in HR

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Human Resource Management Schools in Utah list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Human Resource Management in Utah

The schools below may not offer all types of hr degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Utah Schools in HR

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 HR Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Utah State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in human resource management. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 69 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the human resource management major at Utah State University make $28,024 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a degree in human resource management from Utah State University

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Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
926 HR Degrees Awarded

Western Governors University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human resource management. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #146 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 926 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 HR Degrees Awarded
$53,041 Median Starting Salary

Brigham Young University - Provo is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in human resource management. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 38 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, hr degree recipients typically earn about $53,041 in the first five years of their career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In UT
37 HR Degrees Awarded

Utah Valley University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human resource management. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 37 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent data year.

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WSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 20 human resource management students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the hr program earn around $42,573 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Human Resource Management Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Human Resource Management Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 907
Idaho 219 122
Montana 188 8
Wyoming 162 3

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Human Resource Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

HR Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 1,060
Organizational Behavior Studies 38

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Majors Similar to HR

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 10,869
Accounting 2,960
Management Information Systems 1,529
Marketing 1,430
Finance & Financial Management 704
General Business/Commerce 433
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 330
General Sales & Marketing 239
Entrepreneurial Studies 222
Real Estate 195

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