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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

8 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$14,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Hospitality Management is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,830 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 697 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,922 and $23,355 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great hospitality 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 hospitality management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota County Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Dakota County Technical College is a small public school situated in Rosemount, Minnesota. It awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC also made our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Dakota County Technical College is $11,063 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Full DCTC Hospitality Management Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hospitality students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Hospitality Management Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ankeny, Iowa, and it awarded 7 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

DMACC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hospitality students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Des Moines Area Community College.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Des Moines Area Community College

#4

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 9 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saint Louis Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Louis Community College is $6,796 for plains states region associate degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Saint Louis Community College

#5

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hospitality students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

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#6

Normandale Community College

Bloomington, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Normandale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Normandale Community College is a public institution located in Bloomington, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Normandale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $12,620 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Hospitality students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Normandale Community College.

Full Normandale Community College Hospitality Management Report

#7

Saint Paul College

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Saint Paul College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Saint Paul College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Paul College is $11,613 for plains states region associate degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Hospitality Management at Saint Paul College

#8

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Johnson County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Overland Park, Kansas, and it awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

JCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JCCC is $12,632 for plains states region associate degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at JCCC

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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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