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2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$1,181 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,590 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Hospitality Management

Our analysis found Glendale Community College to be the best value school for hospitality management students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Glendale, GCC is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GCC are $1,171 per year.

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#2

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.

Pasadena City College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,212 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Hospitality Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, Orange Coast College is a public college with a large student population.

Orange Coast College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,198 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego Mesa College landed the # 4 spot on the list. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Diego Mesa College are $1,144 a year.

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Best Value Hospitality Management Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

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 4 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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