2025 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

an associate degree in hospitality management is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #51 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of hospitality management. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 344 associate degrees in hospitality management during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Hospitality Management School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of hospitality management for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality hospitality program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on hospitality management students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of hospitality management students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt hospitality management students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The hospitality school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Hospitality Management in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for hospitality management students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for an Associate in Hospitality

1

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

66 Annual Graduates

$23,035 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in hospitality management needs to take a look at College of Southern Nevada. CSN is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Las Vegas.

After graduating, hospitality associate recipients usually earn an average of $23,035 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in hospitality management from College of Southern Nevada

2

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in hospitality management needs to check out Mt. San Antonio College. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Mt. San Antonio College

3

Kapiolani Community College
Honolulu, HI

37 Annual Graduates

$20,557 Median Starting Salary

Kapiolani Community College is a good decision for students interested in an associate degree in hospitality management. Kapiolani CC is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Honolulu.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the hospitality program earn around $20,557 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in hospitality management from Kapiolani Community College

4

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

14 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in hospitality management has to check out Chemeketa Community College. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Salem.More information about a associate in hospitality management from Chemeketa Community College

Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	192	181
Oregon	147	27
Washington	131	17
Nevada	112	70
Hawaii	59	109

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Rankings in Majors Related to Hospitality

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Hospitality Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Hospitality Administration/Management	241
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	80
Tourism and Travel Services Management	16
Resort Management	4
Restaurant/Food Services Management	2
Meeting and Event Planning	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Hospitality

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	19,639
General Business/Commerce	2,651
Accounting	2,224
Business Support & Assistant Services	474
Real Estate	417
General Sales & Marketing	283
Entrepreneurial Studies	252
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	190
Marketing	164
Construction Management	87

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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