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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$7,207 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 251 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #100 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Ohio to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for hospitality majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Hospitality Management

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in Ohio for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cincinnati State are $5,040 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cincinnati State is ranked #2 for overall quality for hospitality in Ohio.

Full Hospitality Management at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cuyahoga Community College District is a great value for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cuyahoga Community College District are $4,472 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from Cuyahoga Community College District carry an average student debtload of $24,943.

Cuyahoga Community College District also took the #5 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio rankings.

Full Hospitality Management at Cuyahoga Community College District Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Lorain County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in Ohio. Located in the city of Elyria, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

LCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,465 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Dayton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Sinclair Community College are $4,329 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Terra State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the rural area of Fremont, Terra Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Terra Community College are $5,444 a year.

Full Hospitality Management at Terra State Community College Report

#6

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

With a ranking of #6, Owens Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Owens State Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,510 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Northwestern Ohio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the suburb of Lima, University of Northwestern Ohio is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Northwestern Ohio are $11,619 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Northwestern Ohio also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Northwestern Ohio

#8

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Youngstown State University are $9,372 a year.

Full Hospitality Management at Youngstown State University Report

University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at University of Akron Main Campus

Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 447
Illinois 211
Indiana 483
Wisconsin 144

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

Majors Similar to Hospitality

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.

  • 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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