2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Tourism and Travel Services Management is the 403rd most popular major in the country with 1,311 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 353 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 11 tourism and travel services management graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in tourism and travel services management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent tourism and travel services management programs, but they also 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 tourism and travel services management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree tourism and travel services management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$3,134 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s tourism and travel services management degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District Tourism and Travel Services Management Report

#2

St Philip's College

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$5,761 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Philip’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Tourism and Travel Services Management Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St Philip’s College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Tourism and Travel Services Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,761 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Tourism and Travel Services Management students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St Philip’s College.

Full St Philip’s College Tourism and Travel Services Management Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Tourism and Travel Services Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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