2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,657 people earned their degree in hotel/motel administration/management, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 558 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 37 hotel/motel administration/management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in hotel/motel administration/management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hotel/motel 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 hotel/motel administration/management program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Hotel/Motel Administration/Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Southwest Tennessee Community College

Memphis, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$4,721 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southwest is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwest Tennessee Community College is $4,721 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Hotel/Motel Administration/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Chattanooga State Community College

Chattanooga, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$5,986 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattanooga State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chattanooga State Community College is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to qualified students.

Chattanooga State Community College also made our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Chattanooga State Community College is $5,986 for southeast region associate degree hotel/motel administration/management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Hotel/Motel Administration/Management at Chattanooga State Community College

#3

Nashville State Community College

Nashville, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$7,139 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nashville State Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville State Community College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree hotel/motel administration/management students whose families make $0-$30k list, Nashville State Community College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nashville State Community College is $7,139 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Hotel/Motel Administration/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Hotel/Motel Administration/Management at Nashville State Community College

#4

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,455 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #4 spot on the list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s hotel/motel administration/management degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Hotel/Motel Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU Charlotte is $20,455 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Hotel/Motel Administration/Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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