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2023 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

9 Colleges
$36,551 Avg Salary
$24,006 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #95 most popular major in California with 995 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the hospitality bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Hospitality Management

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named University of San Francisco the best school in California for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - East Bay. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from Cal State East Bay take out $20,554 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at SDSU take out an average of $17,576 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $249.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best hospitality management schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Hospitality majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $17,007 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at SFSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,968. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $162, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #7, California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, hospitality graduates from CSUMB take out $13,368 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best schools for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

On average, hospitality graduates from CSULB take out $18,232 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $19,282 in student debt.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 228
Oregon 31
Nevada 721
Hawaii 248
Alaska 11

Hospitality Management is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Accounting 99,265
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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