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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

7 Ranked Colleges
555 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value HR Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Human Resource Management is the 43rd most popular major in the country with 26,616 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human resource management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,242 and had an average of $34,825 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,988 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,965 and $39,699 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 555 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human resource management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human resource management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human resource management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Resource Management (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 56 degrees to qualified masters’s HR students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598.

Full Utah State University Human Resource Management Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 14 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus are $23,915.

Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Human Resource Management Report

#3

Colorado State University - Global Campus

Greenwood Village, Colorado

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Global Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a fairly large school located in Greenwood Village, Colorado that handed out 405 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State University - Global Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Global Campus are $9,000.

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#4

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 44 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Denver are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Idaho State University is located in Pocatello, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ISU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Idaho State University are $26,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Regis University

Denver, Colorado
#4 in overall quality

Regis University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 21 masters’s HR degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Regis U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regis U are $14,322, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Regis U Human Resource Management Report

Johnson & Wales University - Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value HR Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.

JWU Denver also made our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 Johnson & Wales University - Denver are $14,148.

Read more about Human Resource Management at Johnson & Wales University - Denver

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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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