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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$10,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #65 most popular major in the country with 17,689 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LaGuardia are $8,098 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from LaGuardia take out $9,040 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great value for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Middlesex County College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Edison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlesex County College are $7,992 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Middlesex County College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kingsborough Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,132 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public school with a large student population.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $23,914 in student debt.

HACC also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Anne Arundel Community College is a great value for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a large student population.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,550 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, AACC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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College of Southern Maryland landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. CSM is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSM are $9,030 per year.

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Finger Lakes Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Canandaigua.

Finger Lakes Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for hospitality management students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Atlantic Cape Community College are $8,340 per year.

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Genesee Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. GCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Batavia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GCC are $5,840 a year.

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#9

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $10,368 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at Monroe Community College accumulate an average of around $19,900 in student debt.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 550
New York 1,586
Maryland 117
New Jersey 215
District of Columbia 96
Delaware 93

One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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