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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$5,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 80th most popular major in the country with 10,363 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 941 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 124 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general hospitality administration/management programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,134 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Full Austin Community College District General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 7 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $2,574 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pima Community College.

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#3

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grayson College landed the #3 spot on the list. Denison, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Grayson College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,639 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grayson College.

Full Grayson College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel and restaurant management students in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $2,604 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,225 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Tarrant County College

#2 in overall quality

Collin County Community College District landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Collin County Community College District

#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#10 in overall quality

El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

El Paso Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,978 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend El Paso Community College.

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#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 9 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k list, NMSU Dona Ana has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Dona Ana is $4,942 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#12 in overall quality

McLennan Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $5,970 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#10

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFCC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,464 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Santa Fe Community College.

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#11

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Arizona Western College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. AWC is a public institution located in Yuma, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at AWC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AWC is $9,734 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Arizona Western College

#8 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,601 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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