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2022 Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,830 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,271 and had an average of $21,829 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,515 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,800 and $18,619 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality hospitality 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 hospitality management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 38 diplomas to qualified masters’s hospitality students in 2019-2020.

UNLV not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at UNLV

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 17 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full San Diego State University Hospitality Management Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Cal Poly Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 7 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona are $18,377, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Hospitality Management at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #0 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Manoa Hospitality Management Report

#4 in overall quality

California State University - East Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 10 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make $48-$75k list, Cal State East Bay has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - East Bay are $17,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cal State East Bay Hospitality 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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