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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$7,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

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.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from LaGuardia carry an average student debtload of $9,040.

LaGuardia also claimed a spot on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at LaGuardia Community College

#2

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s 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 moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Monroe Community College are $5,662 a year. On average, hospitality graduates from Monroe Community College take out $19,900 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Monroe Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kingsborough Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public college with a large student population.

KCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,252 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Kingsborough Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Onondaga Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,754 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at OCC accumulate an average of around $12,150 in student debt.

Read full report on Hospitality Management at Onondaga Community College

Out of the 21 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Niagara County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

Niagara County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,671 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from Niagara County Community College carry an average student debtload of $15,647.

Full Hospitality Management at Niagara County Community College Report

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Finger Lakes Community College are $5,722 a year.

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SUNY Schenectady County 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. Located in the small city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Schenectady are $5,524 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Genesee Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. GCC is a small public school located in the distant town of Batavia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GCC are $5,240 a year.

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New York City College of Technology 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#10

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #10, Nassau Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nassau Community College are $6,330 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Nassau Community College also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Hospitality Management at Nassau Community College Report

Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges 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

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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Bblackpsu.

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