Human Resources Management and Services programs in California
18 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,289 at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia.
What this work pays in California
Human Resources Specialists in California earn a median of $83,500 a year across 104,000 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance Officers | $96,980 | 49,880 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $75,790 | 46,530 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $86,500 | 45,140 |
| Human Resources Managers | $170,080 | 27,450 |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | $91,410 | 13,430 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Associate's degree | $19,960 | $38,289 (14 grads) | 30 |
| Institute of Technology Clovis | Associate's degree | — | $25,596 (16 grads) | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia Visalia | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | not published | 50 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| National University San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| University of Redlands Redlands | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Westcliff University Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Human Resources Management and Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.