30 Best colleges for Human Resource Management in California, US

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 315K citations received by 6.12K academic papers made by 30 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

#3 in the United States

#4 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $18,279

2. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $21,766
Enrollment: 46,430

3. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Human Resource Management

#24 in the United States

#26 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $21,669
Enrollment: 45,307

4. University of Southern California

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#25 in the United States

#28 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Average SAT: 1500
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $36,808

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Human Resource Management

#36 in the United States

#43 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $17,411
Enrollment: 35,937

6. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#39 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,140
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

7. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#55 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $9,934
Enrollment: 37,402

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Human Resource Management

#100 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 59%
Average Aid: $20,389
Enrollment: 26,420

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Human Resource Management

#102 in the United States

#117 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Receiving Aid: 63%
Average Aid: $20,548
Enrollment: 39,679

10. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#103 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $20,782
Enrollment: 42,006

11. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Human Resource Management

#118 in the United States

#136 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Receiving Aid: 65%
Average Aid: $9,210
Enrollment: 35,751

12. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Human Resource Management

#121 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,194
Enrollment: 40,386

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Human Resource Management

#133 in the United States

#152 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $22,042
Enrollment: 26,809

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Human Resource Management

#162 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1385
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $50,551

15. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#190 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 78%
Average Aid: $9,830
Enrollment: 25,282

16. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Human Resource Management

#196 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,670
Male:Female: 78:22
Founded: 1909

17. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Human Resource Management

#201 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,903
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1925

18. California State University - San Bernardino

San Bernardino

For Human Resource Management

#204 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,871
Enrollment: 19,803

19. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#214 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $10,907
Enrollment: 26,460

20. California State University - Long Beach

Long Beach

For Human Resource Management

#219 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,478
Enrollment: 38,973

21. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo

For Human Resource Management

#226 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Receiving Aid: 57%
Average Aid: $10,065
Enrollment: 22,000

22. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $52,815

23. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#230 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1310
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,953

24. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Net Price: $36,008
Receiving Aid: 84%
Average Aid: $36,408

25. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Human Resource Management

#236 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1383
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,804

26. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#239 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

27. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Human Resource Management

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $9,590
Enrollment: 31,818

28. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Human Resource Management

#275 in the United States

#309 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,968
Enrollment: 23,999

29. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#277 in the United States

#311 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $10,511
Enrollment: 37,579

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Human Resource Management

#288 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $45,033

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	97
Utah	3	54
Arizona	4	11
Idaho	3	195
Washington	4	7
Colorado	6	62
Nebraska	4	59
Kansas	3	69
Texas	23	13
Oklahoma	3	96
Minnesota	3	6
Iowa	3	49
Missouri	6	42
Louisiana	4	68
Wisconsin	6	15
Illinois	13	10
Mississippi	3	171
Indiana	6	46
Michigan	8	1
Tennessee	6	53
Alabama	5	61
Kentucky	3	51
Ohio	11	20
Georgia	8	30
South Carolina	3	22
North Carolina	11	31
Virginia	8	23
Pennsylvania	12	2
Florida	12	40
District of Columbia	4	38
Maryland	8	28
New York	20	4
New Jersey	5	17
Connecticut	4	27
Massachusetts	17	12
Rhode Island	3	131

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

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