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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
309 Degrees Awarded
$17,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,415 people earned their degree in general human resources management/personnel administration, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,197 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 309 general human resources management/personnel administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human resources management/personnel administration. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human resources management/personnel administration programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human resources management/personnel administration program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree hr management students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 155 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Phoenix - Arizona are $17,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376.

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#5

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarleton State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 masters’s HR management degrees to qualified students.

Tarleton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tarleton are $15,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. HBU is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 36 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Houston Baptist University are $12,650, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Online landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and it awarded 37 masters’s HR management degrees in 2019-2020.

AIU Online did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at AIU Online are $12,846.

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#8

LeTourneau University

Longview, Texas
#6 in overall quality

LeTourneau University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. LeTourneau University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Longview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LETU also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LETU are $18,630.

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#10 in overall quality

Strayer University - Texas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s HR management degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Strayer University - Texas also took the #10 spot in our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Strayer University - Texas are $15,135.

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#10

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

DeVry University - Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value HR Management Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s HR management students in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona also made our “Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Arizona are $17,552.

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Notes and References

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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Footnotes

  • *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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