2024 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

If you plan on getting your associate degree in hospitality management, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #51 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 associate degrees in hospitality management during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to hospitality management students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other hospitality management students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for hospitality management to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized hospitality management related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for hospitality management students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Hospitality Management Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Hospitality Management in Arizona

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in hospitality management.

Top Arizona Schools for an Associate in Hospitality

1

Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ

Pima Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in hospitality management. Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Pima Community College

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Arizona Western College
Yuma, AZ

6 Annual Graduates

Arizona Western College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in hospitality management. AWC is a moderately-sized public college located in the small city of Yuma.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Arizona Western College

Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	93
New Mexico	140	27
Oklahoma	136	3

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Hospitality Management Related Rankings by Major

One of 21 majors within the Business, Management & Marketing area of study, Hospitality Management has other similar majors worth exploring.

Hospitality Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	16
General Hospitality Administration/Management	12
Restaurant/Food Services Management	4
Tourism and Travel Services Management	3

Majors Similar to Hospitality

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	3,198
General Business/Commerce	322
Accounting	264
Human Resource Management	92
Marketing	29
Entrepreneurial Studies	15
Business Support & Assistant Services	14
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	10
Other Business, Management & Marketing	6
Finance & Financial Management	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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