by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking.
General Hospitality Administration/Management is the 92nd most popular major in the country with 9,593 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,262 general hospitality administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” ranking looked at 229 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general hospitality administration/management. That schools that top this list have a program in general hospitality administration/management in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree hotel & restaurant management students.
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Island Business Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. LIBI is a small school located in Flushing, New York that handed out 21 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
Full LIBI General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kapiolani Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Kapiolani CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 67 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kapiolani CC
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel & restaurant management students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kauai Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kauai Community College is a small school located in Lihue, Hawaii that handed out 4 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Kauai Community College
Out of the 229 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Career Technical Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Career Technical Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Career Technical Institute
With a ranking of #6, Northern Marianas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Northern Marianas College is a public institution located in Saipan, Northern Marianas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Northern Marianas College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Louisiana Culinary Institute ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. This small school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana Culinary Institute General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
San Ignacio University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Located in Doral, Florida, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s hotel & restaurant management students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full San Ignacio University General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Hawaii Maui College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. UH Maui College is a small public school situated in Kahului, Hawaii. It awarded 10 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at UH Maui College
Wor-Wic Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Wor-Wic Community College is a small public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 4 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Wor-Wic Community College
Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #11. Monroe Community College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
Full Monroe Community College General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
New York City College of Technology ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. City Tech is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full City Tech General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #13. NMSU Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Adirondack Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. SUNY Adirondack is located in Queensbury, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at SUNY Adirondack
Jefferson State Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Jeff State General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
Massachusetts Bay Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Massachusetts Bay Community College is a small school located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts that handed out 6 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Colorado Mountain College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Colorado Mountain College
Lake Michigan College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Located in Benton Harbor, Michigan, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel & restaurant management students in 2021-2022.
Full LMC General Hospitality Administration/Management Report
University of Antelope Valley landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. This small school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at UAV
Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lincroft, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s hotel & restaurant management students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Brookdale Community College
With a ranking of #21, Coastal Alabama Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Bay Minette, Alabama, and it awarded 12 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Niagara County Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Niagara County Community College
Great Bay Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Hospitality Administration/Management at Great Bay Community College
Terra State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hotel & Restaurant Management Major ranking, coming in at #25. Terra Community College is a small school located in Fremont, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s hotel & restaurant management degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Hospitality Administration/Management at Terra Community College
Not only did these schools make the top 35 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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