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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$11,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general hospitality administration/management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,596 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 11 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $9,152 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Tarrant County College.

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#3

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 7 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 $75-$110k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima Community College is $8,276 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to 7 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 estimated yearly cost for CNM is $7,646 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Collin County Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,967 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

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#6

Grayson College

Denison, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Grayson College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Denison, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Grayson College is $13,721 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,450 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana.

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#8

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#10 in overall quality

El Paso Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $10,469 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#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 $75-$110k ranking. McLennan Community College is located in Waco, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k list, MCC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $11,076 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full McLennan Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#10

Arizona Western College

Yuma, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, 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 $75-$110k list. Arizona Western College 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.

AWC also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $11,228 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full AWC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#8 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Phoenix - Arizona is $17,013 for southwest region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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