by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 16,015 people earned their degree in hospitality management, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In , hospitality management graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,445 and had an average of $21,973 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,273 hospitality management graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major” ranking looked at 338 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in hospitality management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their hospitality management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree hospitality students.
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Island Business Institute landed the #1 spot on the list. LIBI is located in Flushing, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Long Island Business Institute
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kapiolani Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 67 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Muscogee Nation. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. College of the Muscogee Nation is a public institution located in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Muscogee Nation Hospitality Management Report
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Schenectady County Community College is located in Schenectady, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Hospitality Management at SUNY Schenectady County Community College
Out of the 338 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Guam Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. GCC is a small school located in Mangilao, Guam that handed out 23 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
College of Micronesia-FSM landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. Located in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, this small public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2021-2022.
Kauai Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. Kauai CC is a small public school situated in Lihue, Hawaii. It awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Hospitality Management at Kauai Community College
Career Technical Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking, coming in at #9. Career Technical Institute is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 5 associates’s hospitality degrees 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 Hospitality Management at Career Technical Institute
Northern Marianas College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. This small school is located in Saipan, Northern Marianas, and it awarded 10 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Northern Marianas College
Louisiana Culinary Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. Louisiana Culinary Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Louisiana Culinary Institute Hospitality Management Report
LaGuardia Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 83 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized school located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado that handed out 17 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Full Colorado Mountain College Hospitality Management Report
San Ignacio University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. This small school is located in Doral, Florida, and it awarded 1 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Pittsburgh Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. Oakdale, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Pittsburgh Technical College
Prince George’s Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Largo, Maryland, and it awarded 17 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Prince George’s Community College
University of Hawaii Maui College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. Kahului, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s hospitality degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full University of Hawaii Maui College Hospitality Management Report
Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking, coming in at #18. Northampton County Area Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania that handed out 22 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Northampton County Area Community College Hospitality Management Report
Wor-Wic Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. Wor-Wic Community College is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s hospitality degrees to qualified students.
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 Hospitality Management at Wor-Wic Community College
Monroe Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 16 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Hospitality Management at Monroe Community College
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking, coming in at #21. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Full Scottsdale Community College Hospitality Management Report
Genesee Community College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking. GCC is a small public school situated in Batavia, New York. It awarded 8 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s hospitality students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, Cayuga County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. This small school is located in Auburn, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s hospitality degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cayuga County Community College Hospitality Management Report
College of Southern Nevada ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Hospitality Major list. College of Southern Nevada is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 115 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Eastern Maine Community College | Bangor, ME |
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