30 Best colleges for Human Resource Management in California, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 427K citations received by 6.64K 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

#5 in the United States

#6 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1545
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $17,998

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: 1495
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $41,496

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $22,441
Enrollment: 46,678

4. University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley

For Human Resource Management

#27 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Receiving Aid: 61%
Average Aid: $25,951
Enrollment: 45,699

5. University of California - Irvine

Irvine

For Human Resource Management

#41 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Receiving Aid: 71%
Average Aid: $21,533
Enrollment: 36,582

6. University of California - San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#50 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 3,126
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1864

7. San Diego State University

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#51 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $5,459
Enrollment: 39,241

8. University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

For Human Resource Management

#103 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,732
Enrollment: 26,068

9. University of California - Davis

Davis

For Human Resource Management

#107 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Receiving Aid: 58%
Average Aid: $21,258
Enrollment: 39,707

10. San Jose State University

San Jose

For Human Resource Management

#112 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Receiving Aid: 67%
Average Aid: $11,311
Enrollment: 36,062

11. University of California-San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#122 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Receiving Aid: 70%
Average Aid: $24,176
Enrollment: 42,376

12. California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton

For Human Resource Management

#128 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,445
Enrollment: 41,962

13. University of California - Riverside

Riverside

For Human Resource Management

#142 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $21,566
Enrollment: 26,426

14. Santa Clara University

Santa Clara

For Human Resource Management

#166 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $49,651

15. Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey

For Human Resource Management

#177 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 23%
Enrollment: 2,600
Male:Female: 79:21
Founded: 1909

16. University of San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#191 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Net Price: $37,675
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $37,444

17. San Francisco State University

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 79%
Average Aid: $11,498
Enrollment: 23,908

18. Claremont Graduate University

Claremont

For Human Resource Management

#201 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 1,763
Male:Female: 40:60
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: 98%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $10,421
Enrollment: 18,925

20. California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#213 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $12,478
Enrollment: 25,080

21. Pepperdine University

Malibu

For Human Resource Management

#214 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1350
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $52,216

22. Alliant International University - San Diego

San Diego

For Human Resource Management

#215 in the United States

#244 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: 47%
Receiving Aid: 82%
Average Aid: $10,512
Enrollment: 40,278

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: 30%
Receiving Aid: 60%
Average Aid: $12,707
Enrollment: 22,485

25. University of San Francisco

San Francisco

For Human Resource Management

#226 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,104

26. Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#245 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Net Price: $54,471
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $21,575

27. California State University - Northridge

Los Angeles

For Human Resource Management

#257 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $12,000
Enrollment: 37,760

28. California State University - Sacramento

Sacramento

For Human Resource Management

#260 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 85%
Average Aid: $11,503
Enrollment: 31,172

29. California State University - Fresno

Fresno

For Human Resource Management

#263 in the United States

#296 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $11,412
Enrollment: 23,986

30. Chapman University

Orange

For Human Resource Management

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1340
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $48,037

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oregon	4	90
Utah	3	57
Arizona	4	9
Idaho	3	195
Washington	4	8
Colorado	6	60
Nebraska	4	65
Kansas	3	62
Texas	23	16
Oklahoma	3	82
Minnesota	3	7
Iowa	3	43
Missouri	6	35
Louisiana	4	71
Wisconsin	5	13
Illinois	13	12
Mississippi	3	145
Indiana	6	18
Michigan	8	1
Tennessee	6	46
Alabama	5	61
Kentucky	3	55
Ohio	11	24
Georgia	8	32
South Carolina	3	28
North Carolina	11	31
Virginia	9	21
Pennsylvania	11	3
Florida	12	39
District of Columbia	4	44
Maryland	9	25
New York	23	2
New Jersey	4	14
Connecticut	4	26
Massachusetts	17	11
Rhode Island	3	130

Closest to California states to learn Human Resource Management

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