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Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,478 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,551 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree School for You

Hospitality Management is the #95 most popular major in California with 995 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for hospitality students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Hospitality Management

Our analysis found California State University - East Bay to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cal State East Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $6,995 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, hospitality graduates from Cal State East Bay take out $20,554 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 9 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jose State are $7,852 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Monterey Bay is a great value for hospitality management students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Seaside, CSUMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUMB are $7,218 per year. On average, hospitality graduates from CSUMB take out $13,368 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that hospitality majors at SFSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,968. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $162, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value hospitality management schools in California. Located in the suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cal Poly Pomona are $7,439 a year. Hospitality majors at Cal Poly Pomona take out an average of $17,007 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Long Beach came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, hospitality graduates from CSULB take out $18,232 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $8,136 per year. Hospitality majors at SDSU take out an average of $17,576 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $249.

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California State University - Northridge landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree hospitality management programs. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $7,043 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, hospitality majors at CSUN accumulate an average of around $19,282 in student debt.

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USFCA undergraduate students pay an average of $53,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 228
Oregon 31
Nevada 721
Hawaii 248
Alaska 11

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 9 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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