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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$10,424 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the New England 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.

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 the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Bunker Hill Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BHCC are $10,224 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at BHCC accumulate an average of around $6,992 in student debt.

BHCC also made our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Shore Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Shore Community College are $10,920 per year.

North Shore Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Massachusetts Bay Community College

Wellesley Hills, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Massachusetts Bay Community College is a great value for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. MassBay Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wellesley Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MassBay Community College are $10,320 per year.

MassBay Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of South Portland.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,754 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at SMCC accumulate an average of around $17,089 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Essex Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Haverhill, NECC is a public college with a small student population.

NECC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,328 in tuition and fees each year.

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Middlesex Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree hospitality management programs. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

Middlesex Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,120 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middlesex Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#7

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $10,152 per year.

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Massasoit Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brockton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Massasoit Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. NHTI is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NHTI are $15,450 a year. Hospitality majors at NHTI take out an average of $18,590 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

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#10

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of West Barnstable, Cape Cod Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cape Cod Community College are $10,296 per year.

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Best Hospitality Management Colleges by State

Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 372
Connecticut 45
New Hampshire 73
Maine 37
Rhode Island 280
Vermont 8

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 13 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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