31 Best colleges for Human Resource Management in California, US

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in California ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 424K citations received by 6.73K academic papers made by 31 universities in California was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Stanford University

Stanford

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $25,078

2. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $43,412

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $25,627
Enrollment: 47,335

4. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Human Resource Management

#27 in the United States

#30 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $29,608
Enrollment: 45,882

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Human Resource Management

#41 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $23,110
Enrollment: 37,297

6. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#49 in the United States

#58 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,007
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1864

7. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#50 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $12,053
Enrollment: 41,137

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Human Resource Management

#104 in the United States

#120 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $24,695
Enrollment: 26,133

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Human Resource Management

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $24,591
Enrollment: 40,065

10. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Human Resource Management

#117 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Receiving Aid: 69%
Average Aid: $12,353
Enrollment: 37,661

11. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#121 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $25,757
Enrollment: 44,256

12. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Human Resource Management

#131 in the United States

#150 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $11,234
Enrollment: 43,662

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Human Resource Management

#142 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $24,355
Enrollment: 26,384

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Human Resource Management

#168 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $53,883

15. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Human Resource Management

#178 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,441
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

16. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#194 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Net Price: $37,918
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $40,965

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#195 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 81%
Average Aid: $12,996
Enrollment: 22,563

18. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Human Resource Management

#201 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,771
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1925

19. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Human Resource Management

#202 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $12,167
Enrollment: 18,492

20. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Human Resource Management

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1370
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $66,585

21. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#215 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $13,824
Enrollment: 23,163

22. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#216 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 0%
Net Price: $25,481
Receiving Aid: 33%
Average Aid: $9,411

23. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Human Resource Management

#221 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $11,795
Enrollment: 42,003

24. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Human Resource Management

#222 in the United States

#251 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Receiving Aid: 62%
Average Aid: $14,338
Enrollment: 23,069

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#226 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $45,443

26. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#244 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1345
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $59,926

27. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#258 in the United States

#291 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,825
Enrollment: 38,313

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Human Resource Management

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $12,767
Enrollment: 31,943

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Human Resource Management

#266 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $12,326
Enrollment: 24,427

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Human Resource Management

#294 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,902

31. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Pomona

For Human Resource Management

#301 in the United States

#338 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $11,833
Enrollment: 27,636

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	90
Utah	3	59
Arizona	4	8
Idaho	3	190
Washington	4	9
Colorado	6	60
Nebraska	4	65
Kansas	3	62
Texas	23	17
Oklahoma	3	82
Minnesota	3	5
Iowa	3	46
Missouri	6	35
Louisiana	4	72
Wisconsin	5	13
Illinois	13	12
Mississippi	3	145
Indiana	6	18
Michigan	8	1
Tennessee	6	45
Alabama	5	61
Kentucky	3	55
Ohio	11	22
Georgia	8	32
South Carolina	3	28
North Carolina	11	31
Virginia	9	21
Pennsylvania	12	3
Florida	12	39
District of Columbia	5	47
Maryland	9	25
New York	23	2
New Jersey	4	14
Connecticut	4	26
Massachusetts	17	11
New Hampshire	3	122
Rhode Island	3	128

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

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