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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$9,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,401 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree School for You

With 347 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, hospitality management is the #69 most popular major in Virginia.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

Our analysis found Reynolds Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Reynolds Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Annandale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 per year.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Full Hospitality Management at Northern Virginia Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tidewater Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Tidewater Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,561 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Hospitality Management at Tidewater Community College Report

#4

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent associate degree programs at Stratford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stratford University are $15,130 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from Stratford University carry an average student debtload of $36,750.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $17,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 180
North Carolina 337
Florida 2,466
Tennessee 123
Kentucky 79
South Carolina 360
Louisiana 111
Arkansas 33
Alabama 311
Mississippi 74
West Virginia 59

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

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 5 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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