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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
87 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US 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 a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Hospitality Management (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hospitality degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNLV, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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 more about Hospitality Management at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SDSU is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

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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 #3 for the Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Pomona, California, and it awarded 7 masters’s hospitality degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Poly Pomona are $18,377, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California State Polytechnic University - Pomona Hospitality Management Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s hospitality degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree hospitality students whose families make more than $110k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at UH Manoa

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #5 spot on the list. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.

CSUN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSUN Hospitality Management Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, California State University - East Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Hospitality Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State East Bay, the school also landed the #4 spot 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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