2025 Best Human Resources Development Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you plan on majoring in human resources development, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #290 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human Resources Development Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 152 degrees in human resources development to qualified students.

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Pick Your Human Resources Development Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Resources Development Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision. 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 Resources Development in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the hr development degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in HR Development

1

Boise State University
Boise, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

107 HR Development Degrees Awarded

9.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in human resources development has to check out Boise State University. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in human resources development from Boise State University

2

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 HR Development Degrees Awarded

Idaho State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in human resources development. ISU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Pocatello.More information about a degree in human resources development from Idaho State University

Best Human Resources Development Colleges by State

Explore the best human resources development colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Idaho	446	98

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Rankings in Majors Related to HR Development

One of 6 majors within the Human Resource Management area of study, Human Resources Development has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to HR Development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	1,564
Other Human Resources Management and Services	388
Organizational Behavior Studies	109

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Arunkumar Umapathy.

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