2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest 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.
Top 10 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for hospitality management students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
DMC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,930 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grayson College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Grayson College is a small public school located in the rural area of Denison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grayson College are $5,482 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in the Southwest Region . UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
UOPX - Arizona undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, hospitality graduates from UOPX - Arizona carry an average student debtload of $25,650.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UOPX - Arizona is ranked #1 for overall quality for hospitality in the Southwest Region .
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Collin County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $5,104 in tuition and fees each year.
Collin County Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year.
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Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $10,590 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, hospitality majors at Austin Community College District accumulate an average of around $15,961 in student debt.
Austin Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Tarrant County College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,235 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tarrant County College also did well on our Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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El Paso Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Paso Community College are $5,314 per year.
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Request InformationBest Hospitality Management Colleges by State
Explore the best hospitality management colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 767 |
| Arizona | 344 |
| Oklahoma | 69 |
| New Mexico | 63 |
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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.
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 11 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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