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2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$9,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 10,363 people earned their degree in general hospitality administration/management, making the major the 80th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 374 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general hospitality administration/management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general hospitality administration/management programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Saint Louis Community College is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees to qualified students.

Saint Louis Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

Full Saint Louis Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid list, Western Iowa Tech Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $7,201 for plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Western Iowa Tech Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Des Moines Area Community College is a public institution located in Ankeny, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,076 for plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid per year to attend DMACC.

Full DMACC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report

#4

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Paul College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also made our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hotel & Restaurant Management students with aid.

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#5

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Normandale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel & Restaurant Management Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Normandale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bloomington, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s hotel and restaurant management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid list, Normandale Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Normandale Community College is $12,620 for plains states region associate degree hotel & restaurant management students with aid.

Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Normandale Community College

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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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