2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,586 degrees and certificates were awarded to hospitality management students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #53 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.
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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for hospitality students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found LaGuardia Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LaGuardia are $5,218 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debtload of $9,040.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, LaGuardia also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year. On average, hospitality graduates from Monroe Community College take out $19,900 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Kingsborough Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KCC are $5,252 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Onondaga Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OCC are $5,754 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at OCC accumulate an average of around $12,150 in student debt.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Niagara County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in New York. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Niagara County Community College are $5,671 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from Niagara County Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,647.
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With a ranking of #6, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. 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 $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY Schenectady County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the small city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Schenectady are $5,524 a year.
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Genesee Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. GCC is a small public school located in the town of Batavia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $5,240 per year.
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New York City College of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City Tech are $7,320 per year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at City Tech take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,317.
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Nassau Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $6,330 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nassau Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.
Request InformationBest Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 550 |
| Maryland | 117 |
| New Jersey | 215 |
| District of Columbia | 96 |
| Delaware | 93 |
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Hospitality Management Related Majors for Hospitality
One of 21 majors within the area of study, hospitality management has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 21 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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