2023 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Southwest region, there were 3,926 human resource management graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,503 and $33,876 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 20 colleges that offered a degree in human resource management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human resource management programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the human resource management program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s”.
Top 20 Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 5 of the 70,418 students enrolled at Texas A&M University - College Station were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,925. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 126 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 27,772 students enrolled at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, 12 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,720. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 23 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying hr list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 47,090 students enrolled at University of Houston, 1,382 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Incarnate Word. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s. University of the Incarnate Word is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 172 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
UIW also made our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Of the 7,917 students enrolled at UIW, 1,174 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 761 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,131. In addition to receiving other benefits, 87 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIW offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UIW]](/colleges/university-of-the-incarnate-word/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarleton State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s. This fairly large school is located in Stephenville, Texas, and it awarded 52 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
Tarleton also took the #9 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 14,016 students enrolled at Tarleton State University, 755 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 317 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,304. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Tarleton State University Veteran Student Life Report
Oklahoma Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Oklahoma Christian University is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying hr list, OC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, OC supports 2,055 students, and 81 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 49 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,775. On top of their other funding sources, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Oklahoma Christian University]](/colleges/oklahoma-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 17 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington also took the #13 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, UT Arlington supports 48,072 students, and 2,109 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,211 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,630. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UT Arlington offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Arlington Veteran Student Life Report
Houston Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, Houston Baptist University supports 3,963 students, and 176 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 111 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,106. In addition to receiving other benefits, 19 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full HBU Veteran Student Life Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #9 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
UH Clear Lake also took the #10 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 465 of the 9,053 students enrolled at University of Houston - Clear Lake were GI Bill® students, of which 292 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,337. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UH Clear Lake]](/colleges/university-of-houston-clear-lake/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,559 of the 37,812 students enrolled at Texas State were GI Bill® students, of which 1,197 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,635. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 211 students in 2020-2021.
UOPX - Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Phoenix - Arizona supports 89,763 students, and 135 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 157 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,437. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Phoenix - Arizona]](/colleges/university-of-phoenix-arizona/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #12, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. Dallas Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
DBU also made our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12.According to our most recent data, Dallas Baptist University supports 4,247 students, and 200 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 150 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,924. During this same period, 39 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Dallas Baptist University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at DBU]](/colleges/dallas-baptist-university/student-life/veterans/)
LeTourneau University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Longview, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying hr list, LETU has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,122 students enrolled at LeTourneau University, 106 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 79 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,229. During this same period, 18 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #14 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
UT Tyler did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of Texas at Tyler supports 9,781 students, and 397 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 199 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,846. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Tyler does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at Tyler Veteran Student Life Report
American InterContinental University - Online came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. AIU Online is a fairly large private for-profit school situated in Schaumburg, Illinois. It awarded 86 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying hr list, AIU Online has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 15,415 students enrolled at American InterContinental University - Online, 640 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 665 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,136. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American InterContinental University - Online]](/colleges/american-intercontinental-university-online/student-life/veterans/)
MSU Texas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MSU Texas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 318 of the 5,860 students enrolled at MSU Texas were GI Bill® students, of which 137 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,829. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MSU Texas offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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South University, Austin landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Round Rock, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s HR degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Austin also took the #20 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 429 students enrolled at South University, Austin, 98 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 75 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,135. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South University, Austin]](/colleges/south-university-austin/student-life/veterans/)
Strayer University - Texas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s ranking. Strayer University - Texas is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 masters’s HR degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Strayer University - Texas, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Of the 3,401 students enrolled at Strayer University - Texas, 20 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 23 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,804. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Strayer University - Texas Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #19, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
USW also took the #17 spot in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, USW supports 904 students, and 31 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 28 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,384. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full University of the Southwest Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #20, Ottawa University - Phoenix did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for HR for a Master’s list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s HR degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree vets studying hr list, Ottawa University - Phoenix has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 18 of the 1,051 students enrolled at Ottawa University - Phoenix were GI Bill® students, of which 12 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,703. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Ottawa University - Phoenix]](/colleges/ottawa-university-phoenix/student-life/veterans/)
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